Richard Notton wrote:
> > One reason the Ferret is so popular and available in such numbers might be
> > the facts that they are small enough to fit in any garage, are fully street
> > legal as they are imported, and are sort of "cute" (to quote Linda). That
> > makes them an attractive option to getting a Challenger or halftrack - it's
> > far easier to talk the "little woman" into a "little green thing".
> >
> Ah, Ian beat me to it. Researches show "cute" to be the one word answer.
Yes, *sigh*... my current Beloved gained a whole new, possibly permanent life
with me the first time she gazed upon the holy visage of a 1942 Canadian Mk.1*
universal carrier, and proclaimed with some amazement, "...but it's so cute!"...
Ah, love....
:-)
-- Regards,Geoff Winnington-Ball MAPLE LEAF UP! ==> Zephyr, Ontario, Canada ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maple Leaf Up - The Canadian Army Overseas in WW2 http://www.mapleleafup.org <sunray@mapleleafup.org> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment http://www.1cacr.org <info@1cacr.org> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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