I recall a guy named Mongo who hit the Wreck many years ago. IIRC, he
and his brother were eccentric, supposedly very wealthy, and were
wanting to build a wooden airplance much like Howard Hughes. Does
anyone remember him and has anyone heard whether or not he did it?
(or was he using David Eisen's Makita to make spam sausage?) LOL!

Jummy Minwax Mac

Jimmy Mac wrote:
I recall a guy named Mongo who hit the Wreck many years ago.

"Cosmo Lengro". His brother was Mongo. One had the impression that
his other brothers were Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo.

IIRC, he
and his brother were eccentric, supposedly very wealthy, and were
wanting to build a wooden airplance much like Howard Hughes. Does
anyone remember him and has anyone heard whether or not he did it?
(or was he using David Eisen's Makita to make spam sausage?) LOL!

Jummy Minwax Mac

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J. Clarke wrote:
Jimmy Mac wrote:
I recall a guy named Mongo who hit the Wreck many years ago.

"Cosmo Lengro". His brother was Mongo. One had the impression that
his other brothers were Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo.

IIRC, he
and his brother were eccentric, supposedly very wealthy, and were
wanting to build a wooden airplance much like Howard Hughes. Does
anyone remember him and has anyone heard whether or not he did it?
(or was he using David Eisen's Makita to make spam sausage?) LOL!

Jummy Minwax Mac

All I know is what I find with Google. Search google groups finds a
lot of messages ending in 1999. Doubt the Spruce Goose 2 ever flew.

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

Social Security: World's biggest Ponzi Scheme.

Gerald Ross wrote:

J. Clarke wrote:
Jimmy Mac wrote:
I recall a guy named Mongo who hit the Wreck many years ago.

"Cosmo Lengro". His brother was Mongo. One had the impression that
his other brothers were Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo.

IIRC, he
and his brother were eccentric, supposedly very wealthy, and were
wanting to build a wooden airplance much like Howard Hughes. Does
anyone remember him and has anyone heard whether or not he did it?
(or was he using David Eisen's Makita to make spam sausage?) LOL!

Jummy Minwax Mac

All I know is what I find with Google. Search google groups finds a
lot of messages ending in 1999. Doubt the Spruce Goose 2 ever flew.


Spruce Goose 1 barely flew.


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If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

On Jan 2, 9:58*am, Jimmy Mac wrote:
I recall a guy named Mongo who hit the Wreck many years ago. *IIRC, he
and his brother were eccentric, supposedly very wealthy, and were
wanting to build a wooden airplance much like Howard Hughes. *Does
anyone remember him and has anyone heard whether or not he did it?
(or was he using David Eisen's Makita to make spam sausage?) * LOL!

Jummy Minwax Mac

Whenever anyone mentions the Spruce Goose, the discussion often ends
up with the Mosquito RAF bomber. AKA as 'The Timber Terror' or 'The
Wooden Wonder'.
One of my all-time favourite aircraft and one of the reasons wood is
my blood. (Those and the Morgan cars.) What you can't do with timber,
ply, and canvas.

Angela bought me a nice coffee-table book all about Ford's history of
'Woody's'
This one, although a Plymouth, is one of my favourite:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...thWoodness.jpg

Anyway, I digress. The Mosquito, equipped with 57 mm cannons , towards
the end of the war, would even take out submarines.
IMHO, de Havilland's best work (aside of course from the AVRO
Arrow...damned politics...)

On Jan 2, 3:00*pm, Robatoy wrote:
On Jan 2, 9:58*am, Jimmy Mac wrote:

I recall a guy named Mongo who hit the Wreck many years ago. *IIRC, he
and his brother were eccentric, supposedly very wealthy, and were
wanting to build a wooden airplance much like Howard Hughes. *Does
anyone remember him and has anyone heard whether or not he did it?
(or was he using David Eisen's Makita to make spam sausage?) * LOL!

Jummy Minwax Mac

Whenever anyone mentions the Spruce Goose, the discussion often ends
up with the Mosquito RAF bomber. AKA as *'The Timber Terror' or 'The
Wooden Wonder'.
One of my all-time favourite aircraft and one of the reasons wood is
my blood. (Those and the Morgan cars.) What you can't do with timber,
ply, and canvas.

Angela bought me a nice coffee-table book all about Ford's history of
'Woody's'
This one, although a Plymouth, is one of my favourite:http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...thWoodness.jpg

Anyway, I digress. The Mosquito, equipped with 57 mm cannons , towards
the end of the war, would even take out submarines.
IMHO, de Havilland's best work (aside of course from the AVRO
Arrow...damned politics...)

By any chance, are you from Canada?

On Jan 2, 10:28*pm, JohnD wrote:


By any chance, are you from Canada?

Give the winner here a banana!

JohnD wrote:
On Jan 2, 3:00 pm, Robatoy wrote:
On Jan 2, 9:58 am, Jimmy Mac wrote:

I recall a guy named Mongo who hit the Wreck many years ago. IIRC,
he and his brother were eccentric, supposedly very wealthy, and
were
wanting to build a wooden airplance much like Howard Hughes. Does
anyone remember him and has anyone heard whether or not he did it?
(or was he using David Eisen's Makita to make spam sausage?) LOL!

Jummy Minwax Mac

Whenever anyone mentions the Spruce Goose, the discussion often
ends
up with the Mosquito RAF bomber. AKA as 'The Timber Terror' or 'The
Wooden Wonder'.
One of my all-time favourite aircraft and one of the reasons wood
is
my blood. (Those and the Morgan cars.) What you can't do with
timber,
ply, and canvas.

Angela bought me a nice coffee-table book all about Ford's history
of
'Woody's'
This one, although a Plymouth, is one of my
favourite:http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...thWoodness.jpg

Anyway, I digress. The Mosquito, equipped with 57 mm cannons ,
towards
the end of the war, would even take out submarines.
IMHO, de Havilland's best work (aside of course from the AVRO
Arrow...damned politics...)

By any chance, are you from Canada?

I'm not and I agree. In "True North" the dog was named Diefenbaker.
Terrible name for a dog.

But the Arrow was from Avro, not the DeHavilland. Not that it
matters, they're all gone now.

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J. Clarke wrote:

I'm not and I agree. In "True North" the dog was named Diefenbaker.
Terrible name for a dog.

Ah, I believe you mean "Due South"


--
Frank Stutzman

Frank Stutzman wrote:
J. Clarke wrote:

I'm not and I agree. In "True North" the dog was named
Diefenbaker.
Terrible name for a dog.

Ah, I believe you mean "Due South"

You're right. At least I remembered that there was a direction in the
title.

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J. Clarke wrote:
I'm not and I agree. In "True North" the dog was named Diefenbaker.
Terrible name for a dog.

I loved that show, but wasn't it called "Due South"?

B A R R Y wrote:
J. Clarke wrote:
I'm not and I agree. In "True North" the dog was named
Diefenbaker.
Terrible name for a dog.

I loved that show, but wasn't it called "Due South"?

At least I didn't confuse it with "Northern Exposure".

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In article ,
says...

I'm not and I agree. In "True North" the dog was named Diefenbaker.
Terrible name for a dog.

Entirely wrong kind of dog for that name.

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/pix/diefenbaker_cp_4738336.jpg

phorbin wrote:
In article ,
says...

I'm not and I agree. In "True North" the dog was named
Diefenbaker.
Terrible name for a dog.

Entirely wrong kind of dog for that name.

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/pix/diefenbaker_cp_4738336.jpg

Geez, I may print that one out and use it for a Halloween mask.

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On Jan 3, 6:55*pm, "J. Clarke" wrote:
phorbin wrote:
In article ,
says...

I'm not and I agree. *In "True North" the dog was named
Diefenbaker.
Terrible name for a dog.

Entirely wrong kind of dog for that name.

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/pix/diefenbaker_cp_4738336.jpg

Geez, I may print that one out and use it for a Halloween mask.

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(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

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