[CR]clean, but needs cleaning

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Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:02:11 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
From: <chasds@mindspring.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]clean, but needs cleaning

Robbie and Chuck wrote:

Robbie Fellows wrote:
> greetings
>
> its in real clean used shape no
> heavy scrathes.
>
> needs a good cleanng.

Real clean but needs a good cleaning. Makes me feels likes my hed wants ta bust!

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA

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I'm stickin' up for Robbie on this one. An item *can,* in fact, be clean, but need a cleaning. I assume Robbie means the item is mechanically/cosmetically clean, no bad scratches nor other actual damage, nor obvious wear. But that is has a lot of road grime on it.

Charles "it's what we mean, not what we say, that counts" Andrews Los Angeles