----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick N. Viers" <kelley at pulpculture.org> To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>; <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 8:11 AM Subject: RE: [lbo-talk] Re :a love that never spoke its name?
> At 10:41 AM 3/10/2004, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
> >even have sex [in carz](or rather inferior substitute of it,
> >for to have quality sex one typically needs more space and different
> >ambiance).
>
>
> Sweeet Baybay Jaysus! This is a tragedy! You clearly have never had a
> hummer while driving a hummer! Tant pis pour vous! (Don't try it in a
> 'vette. It's like a cock pit in one of those things. Talk about sausage
> fest! And I consider it a true test of skill to do this with a four on the
> floor. It also provides truck drivers with entertainment, no extree
charge!
> It's a public service, damn it!)
>
> Anyway, for the original poster... Dawson, was it?
>
> Since I had a case of writer's block, I felt compelled to wonder more
about
> this question. So here are some fun quotes I came across, below leads for
> answering your q:
>
> Americans are a broad-minded people. They'll accept the fact that a person
> can be an alcoholic, a dope fiend, a wife beater, and even a newspaperman;
> but if a man doesn't drive there's something wrong with him.
> - Art Buchwald
>
> Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to
> smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams.
> - Mary Ellen Kelly
>
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> I searched on the expression "love affair with the automobile" more than
> "love affair with the car." I'm guessing that the expression dates back
and
> that the original expression would have used automobile, rather than car.
> Just a guess, though. I've always had good luck writing people and asking,
> following lead to lead to lead until I get the answer or at least some
> solid paths to pursue at the library or an archive.
>
> The American Heritage Dictionary uses the expression in the entry for
"love
> affair":
> NOUN: 1. An intimate sexual relationship or episode between lovers. 2. A
> strong enthusiasm: America's love affair with the automobile.
>
> I would imagine they would be able to provide you with leads as to where
> _they_ came up with the example.
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>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6303494358/qid=1078877443/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-4589935-4633427?v=glance&s=video
> The creator of this vid might know....
>
> Here's an LOB archive entry for the film:
> http://squawk.ca/lbo-talk/9909/1345.html
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>
> The Sat. Evening post published a Nov 1976 issue devoted to "America's
Love
> Affair with the Automobile:
>
> Stories Included:
> America's Love Affair with the Automobile; A New Love Story by Garson
Kanin;
> Jack Anderson: The Dirtiest Tricks in Campaign History;
> Mac Davis Writes About Himself; Camels, Cadillacs and Kings;
> Isaac Asimov on Life in the Future;
> The 10 Most Beautiful Cars Ever; and, A Look at the '77 Models.
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>
> Timothy Noah, of Slate, might know. He put quotes around the phrase which
> suggests, to me, that he's acknowledging that it's a phrase that's
> attributable to someone, although he may know to whom he ought to
attribute
> it but it's a shot:
> ..
> "Twenty years ago, when liberals bemoaned America's "love affair with the
> automobile," they would have been marching in the streets over such a
> car-friendly regulation. Today, the price of oil has risen above $30 a
> barrel, but Chatterbox predicts the greens still won't kick up a fuss.
> Which shows that America has made some progress."
>
> Timothy Noah writes "Chatterbox" for Slate.
> http://slate.msn.com/id/1004680/
>
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>
> This faculty member might have more info.
>
> "How many of you have heard the phrase "America's love affair with the
> automobile"? How would you feel if you learned that this "love affair" was
> actually the result of a skillfully-manipulated program by some of
> America's leading corporations to eliminate all other options for
> transportation? The documentary, "Taken for a Ride" is about the role that
> General Motors played in orchestrating the destruction of America's
> rapid-transit systems, which literally "paved the way" for our dependence
> on the automobile."
> http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/g/h/ghb1/
> http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/g/h/ghb1/sts150/sp99/st150-23.htm
>
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> Clark Humphrey at Misc Media might now who came up with the phrase:
> http://www.miscmedia.com/7-20-00.html
>
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> This radio show uses it as its tagline, perhaps they recall who came up
> with the phrase:
> http://www.autoworldradio.com/awr_TheShow.asp
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> This author?
> Divorce Your Car! Ending The Love Affair With the Automobile
> Alvord, Katherine.
>
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