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Post by bobloblaw on Jul 5, 2017 9:11:20 GMT -8
I worked for Herb Biehler at Herb's automotive in 1981 for six months and he only used 30w Duckhams on all the air cooled vw's. Holy shit! This thread is a roller coaster! I also worked for Herb for a short while in the early 80s. 82-83 maybe. I also have some "Herb" stories. I remember the green Duckhams oil too. I also remember driving that old brown single cab up to Westwood Lake with inflatables strapped to it. I learned lots there in my short time. About VWs, substance abuse, mental health, the whole nine yards. Good times.
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Post by PICTUP on Jul 5, 2017 15:57:50 GMT -8
A bit off topic, but does anyone know where the expression "the whole nine yards" (as used above) comes from?
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Post by Brenticon on Jul 5, 2017 21:40:23 GMT -8
Does not come from military or football. It relates to the clothing industry. It is a term that tailors have used since the 1900's for denoting the extent that one wishes to invest in a custom-made suit. It takes exactly nine square yards of material to create a man's three-piece suit. If an individual desires a suit that is tailored to the "hilt" (double lined, etc.), he would request that the tailor should proceed with "the whole nine yards." Anything shy of nine yards would mean various alterations. This would lessen the overall quality of the suit. The whole nine yards
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Post by Wongai on Jul 5, 2017 22:14:03 GMT -8
HA!
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Post by 1hotvw on Jul 5, 2017 23:00:47 GMT -8
neato whens the last time anyone of us bought a suit.
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Post by bobloblaw on Jul 6, 2017 7:07:57 GMT -8
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Post by PICTUP on Jul 6, 2017 8:15:06 GMT -8
You posted this in the wrong thread, so I moved it and others here..... . . . . From what I know(not Wikipedia), the "whole nine yards" was a military term. Perhaps taken from the clothing industry, but made applicable in WW II. Then it referred to the length of the P-51's 50 caliber magazine. When strafing ground targets(trains, vehicle columns) or marine vessels, to give "the whole nine yards" was to empty the entire magazine's worth of ammunition.
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Post by magikbus on Jul 6, 2017 19:33:52 GMT -8
As a kid I worked in the men's clothing system, in retail. I would often be sent to the "taylor's" to pick up a suit made from scratch by two old men (they were to me anyway, I was only 10). If the suit wasn't quite ready I'd get to sit and watch them work. They used large scissors and worked by hand, stitching by hand first then using a huge old sewing machine that looked like it was made in Germany a hundred years ago. Those two guys were wizards, I never saw a suit that didn't fit like a glove on the customer. Stan
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Post by tony on Jul 6, 2017 20:12:28 GMT -8
Surely it doesn't take nine yards to make a glove!?!?
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Post by CrazyBrit on Jul 7, 2017 16:40:53 GMT -8
neato whens the last time anyone of us bought a suit. ...about 3 months ago. Not nautical as far as I know, and I can usually spot them for some reason.
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Post by PICTUP on Jul 7, 2017 18:47:44 GMT -8
Misspent VW money
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Post by CrazyBrit on Jul 8, 2017 2:31:24 GMT -8
A necessary evil. And was on sale😊
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Post by Volktales on Jul 8, 2017 6:40:54 GMT -8
I have never owned a suit. That might be kinda obvious...
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Post by CrazyBrit on Aug 25, 2017 11:16:53 GMT -8
Crappy Tire has Castrol on sale for $20 a jug.
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Post by magikbus on Aug 25, 2017 12:59:11 GMT -8
What is zddp and what is it's purpose in life? Stan
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