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Not having much to contribute here, I thought I'd follow in the finest tradition of people with nothing to contribute, and start an argument about the name. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality)

I was surprised to read that there has been some negative feedback about it. I think it's great! It passes the all the important tests of a good name: it's short, doesn't rhyme with anything rude or silly, and is instantly and completely unforgettable. Having an obvious meaning is grossly overrated in my opinion.

Besides, rennlist is just as obscure. They probably thought it would be very clever to put "list" in the name back when it was a mailing list. But that just goes to show you never know how a thing is going to end up.

So, who didn't like it and when are you going to change your mind? :lol:

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You summarized all the reasons I picked this name :) Some folks were saying it didn't sound like a Porsche site, which I guess is true, but that didn't hold back Pelican... ;) We'll see if I get any more feedback. For now, we are Carpokes!

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Should this remain a Porsche-only forum? I'd like to hear a bit more about Tom's Dad's Merc...
'90 944 turbo

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Thom wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 11:28 am Should this remain a Porsche-only forum? I'd like to hear a bit more about Tom's Dad's Merc...
That's the other things with 'carpokes' -- it's flexible. :)

The Mercedes is a 1979 450SL that my dad bought in 1981 just off a 2 year lease. It was his ultimate dream car, and one of the 'it' cars of the Robin Leach era. He has been an artist since he was old enough to hold a pencil , and still loves it. He drew the carpokes illustration at the top of the forum, at nearly 88 years old, with Parkinsons.... :) Buying that car was a huge both for what it was and for what it represented in terms of his career. All artists should be so lucky. He drove it for nearly 40 years, then turned it over to me when he just got too old to drive it and take care of it. When I got it, I really wanted to bring it back to its glory days -- like when he first brought it home beaming with pride. It's been a 'rolling restoration' but is now pretty darn presentable. I spent way too much on it, but I take him out in it now and then and it makes him happy, so it was a bargain at any price. :)
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