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Douglas

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Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« on: June 06, 2007, 19:03:15 »
While out driving his 280 SL, a friend here in NY passed the former president on a street corner in Westchester and received an unsolicited thumbs up from the former president. I guess that makes him a fan.

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Re: Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2007, 02:17:42 »
Douglas,

makes me wonder. What was the former president doing on a street corner without a large security detail? Escaping from "her indoors"?  ;)

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Re: Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2007, 03:25:29 »
quote:
makes me wonder. What was the former president doing on a street corner without a large security detail? Escaping from "her indoors"?


......buying cigars !!   :oops:

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Re: Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2007, 15:44:57 »
BTW,

Did you know that there is a huge classic MB fan league in uptown NYC??

I realized a W113 St. and a W111 St., W108 St. and so on
 ;)

Unfortunately, rarely could be seen there any classic Merc.
 :(
Too sad....

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Re: Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2007, 15:52:00 »
Are you sure he wasn't hitch-hiking to Monica's place??...

(oh no, have I alienated 49.9 percent of our US members?)

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Re: Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2007, 23:42:11 »
I would take the impeached for intern oral president any day over the I have no idea why he is still in office when his administration has lied about much bigger issues than sex president.

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Re: Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2007, 06:16:32 »
quote:
Originally posted by seattle_Jerry

.....I have no idea why he is still in office.....

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What do you mean when you say "is"

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seattle_Jerry

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Re: Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2007, 18:47:26 »
Too funny...I forgot about him squirming on that one. He wasn't lying to the country...he was lying to his wife while we watched. Snagged!

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Re: Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2007, 20:23:31 »
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Originally posted by seattle_Jerry

Too funny...I forgot about him squirming on that one. He wasn't lying to the country...he was lying to his wife while we watched. Snagged!

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For the record... he was lying to a grand jury... under oath!  Now about those red tail lights

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Re: Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2007, 20:41:41 »
I am surprised he liked it, there is not much make out room in a Pagoda.

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Re: Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2007, 16:18:06 »
Bill likes anything that is a chick pick up car!!!

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Re: Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2007, 17:13:45 »
You guys are awful. But Bob is right about the Pagoda being an irresistible car ...

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Re: Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2007, 13:37:38 »
are we sure it was his thumb?

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Re: Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2007, 16:26:12 »
Does this 'thumb' look familiar ?  :D

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Re: Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« Reply #14 on: June 14, 2007, 08:49:02 »
Ah.....
the pagoda is a perfect car for Bill. No back seat, but then he wouldn't need that.....

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Re: Pagoda receives "thumbs up" from Bill Clinton
« Reply #15 on: June 14, 2007, 09:46:09 »
I think it speaks to Clinton's age/generation that he likes the Pagoda. After all, his personal ride is a 1967 Mustang:



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