re: Forget Alfas in movies!

[Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>]

My parents have that toaster.  It's British though.  But it's a 
fabulous toaster, especially in Red.

Italian content:  My dad may drive a Jaguar, ride a Velocette, and 
toast with a Dualit, but his helmet is a Dainese!

At 5:21 PM -0400 5/13/02, alfa-digest wrote:
>Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 08:42:03 -0700
>From: Robert Abatecola <robert@domain.elided>
>Subject: Forget Alfas in movies!
>
>We interrupt this edition of the Alfa Romeo Flame Wars mailing list
>to bring you a marginally on-topic ad.
>
>A friend of mine sent me an article about a toaster last night.  Why?
>That's what I wondered until I got to the third paragraph: "just a
>hint of Italy about its styling" they say.  "If this were a car it
>would be a classic Alfa Romeo" they say.  The full review is here:
>
>http://www.epinions.com/content_15108247172/stf_~1/s_~sft
>
>Unfortunately, there is not a single photo of an Alfa Romeo in the review.
>
>I'm sure I don't speak for anyone else on the digest when I admit
>that seeing our marque mentioned makes me grin and giggle (inside,
>anyway) like a third grader.  So what do you all say that we start a
>new recurring thread, a la "Alfas in movies", where we post about
>even the tiniest mention of our beloved autos?  The wackier the
>better!  It would be at least as useful as the recurring "Listen
>here, MISTER Di Mateo [sic]" thread and possibly a bit more enjoyable.
>- --
>
>  -Robert Abatecola, San Jose, CA
>   1985 GTV6
>   1987 Spider Quadrifoglio
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