<VV> Jay Leno's video greeting from the Corsa convention

shortle shortle556 at earthlink.net
Sun Sep 2 20:26:14 EDT 2012


Of course this was not the video from Jay that was aired at the convention in Sturbridge. But I am not insulted by the facial expression of his mechanic or his jokes about the Corvair FC. (I don't have paper thin feelings).
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301


-----Original Message-----
>From: "Steven J. Serenska" <corvair at serenska.com>
>Sent: Sep 2, 2012 8:25 AM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> Jay Leno's video greeting from the Corsa convention
>
>VVers:
>> Geez, you must be a Republican!
>> >RonH
>> >(Note that Romney, Rich and Republican all start the same.)
>[RonH also starts with an 'R', but VV-Talk doesn't.  Please take this 
>sort of stuff over there.]
>
>On a more on-topic note, the most offensive line for me in the original 
>Jay Leno Rampside video was when his engine mechanic visibly sneers at 
>Leno's suggestion that the Corvair engine is similar to a Porsche 
>engine.  When I saw it for the first time, I thought to myself:
>
>"What a bloody snob!  Get that guy outta that Corvair engine compartment 
>immediately!  Oh, and by the way, Mr. Smug Jagoff, Chevrolet solved the 
>'How do I cool the middle cylinders in a 6-cylinder air-cooled engine' 
>problem 3 years before the first flat-6 appeared in a Porsche 911!  
>Let's hear your thoughts on that one, dipwad."
>
>Here's the video: 
>http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/1961-chevrolet-corvair-95-rampside/1115754
>
>The sneer occurs at approx. 6:48.  Compared to that bit of jagoff 
>snobbery, Leno's "first one on the scene of an accident" joke concerning 
>FC's didn't offend me in the least.
>
>Steven "Rampside also begins with 'R'" Serenska
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