06-18-2018, 04:47 PM | #11 | |
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Re: Sunday Drivers question
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The Volkswagen Golf was renamed the Rabbit in the US just because it sounded like a better name in the market (it was called the "Caribe" in Mexico). The sport of golf was stereotypically a rich man's pursuit in this country, and VW wanted the car to appeal to entry-level buyers and women. The Golf Mk 2 and on returned to the original name as the sport diversified. Beware the information found in internet listicles. They are very often filled with inaccuracies, as they are considered easy clickbait work. Last edited by ColBosch; 06-18-2018 at 04:56 PM. |
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06-19-2018, 02:25 PM | #12 |
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Re: Sunday Drivers question
Indeed -- and given which CW club I was with for a while, I heard that one *a lot*.... [eyeroll]
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06-20-2018, 04:44 AM | #13 |
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Re: Sunday Drivers question
Sorry for mistakingly posting that . I asked my old teacher via Facebook & it was actually another car, who's name in Spanish was slang for 'small male member' or similar . When your 14 , your intelligent , funny , knowledgeable and competent Teacher's word is taken as law .... #oops ...
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06-20-2018, 08:40 AM | #14 |
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Re: Sunday Drivers question
Ahh, the infamous Fnord Knoblito :)
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06-20-2018, 09:54 AM | #15 |
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Spinward Marches
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Re: Sunday Drivers question
I think we're jumping the shark here, water skis, leather jacket and all. Why did the Cunningham's move out to CA anyway? And whatever happened to Richie's older brother? Inquiring minds want to know.
Anyway, I guess Crash City sounded more cool to potential young autoduellests, than Sunday Drivers. Oh well. I never did play both sets of maps, though I kept hearing about the bike gang squaring off with the towns folk and the XM Dempsey. I wish I could have played that >:( |
06-20-2018, 11:10 AM | #16 | |
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Re: Sunday Drivers question
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Question about Crash City.
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06-20-2018, 12:01 PM | #17 | |
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06-21-2018, 04:57 PM | #18 |
Join Date: May 2007
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Re: Sunday Drivers question
If it really did involve a legal threat, then you are unlikely to get an answer from SJ Games. While it would probably be okay to talk about it, lo these many years later, when it comes to legal matters it's often best for companies to adopt a zero-discussion policy.
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06-25-2018, 11:43 PM | #19 | |
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Central Texas, north of Austin
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Re: Sunday Drivers question
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At the time some religious affiliations were associating entertainment such as Dungeons and Dragons and rock music with evil influences. I thought the name change may have been due to the juxtaposition of the "Lord's Day" (Sunday) with the violent cover image of the fighting MONDOs. I thought SJ Games was trying to distance themselves from any of the aforementioned negative publicity. That was my knee-jerk assumption at the time. All that said, my friends and I played from both versions of the game if I remember correctly. Having a full city play map was very inspirational not to mention the additional rules for destroying buildings. |
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06-25-2018, 11:56 PM | #20 |
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Central Texas, north of Austin
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Re: Sunday Drivers question
Oh yeah, I forgot to add this.
If I remember correctly, living in Texas in those days we had the "Blue Laws." This kept most businesses closed on Sundays likely stemming from religious reasons. So to those concerned, it was probably more difficult to associate shooting up Midville with Sunday if you weren't even supposed to be shopping. |
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