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Traveling Writer
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 Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:41 am Post subject: Almost born on the same day as the bus! |
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Just finally got around to checking my M-code plate... He was born Nov 7, 1976; I was October 18, 76.... I was so hoping it would be the same day! Anyone else get close?
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TeamSpatula
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:58 am Post subject: |
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My crew cab was born December 12, 4 days (ok and 10 years) before me...I looked at a panel van with the same birthday, but had to pass on it...
but pretty cool though...
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zachary
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Location: chico, california
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:52 am Post subject: |
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| my bus and i have the exact same birthday, June 19, 1979. when i translated the mcodes and counted down the weeks on the calendar i felt the vw gods smiling big german smiles at me. |
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Traveling Writer
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:09 am Post subject: |
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| my bus and i have the exact same birthday, June 19, 1979. when i translated the mcodes and counted down the weeks on the calendar i felt the vw gods smiling big german smiles at me. |
d@mn it! I'm jealous!
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russwiththebus
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:45 am Post subject: |
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| I'm a little more than a year off...bus was "born" on June 6, 1978 and I was born August 28, 1979. |
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dcketh
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My beetle was born on June 20, 1966 and my birth certificate was issued on June 19, 2006, just in time for it's 40th birthday. I thought that was kinda cool.
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zachary
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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| also, we were both made elsewhere, me-tennessee : bus-germany, and then shipped/adopted to louisiana to begin our lives. |
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Traveling Writer
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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Posted: Today 12:13 pm Post subject:
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also, we were both made elsewhere, me-tennessee : bus-germany, and then shipped/adopted to louisiana to begin our lives.
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So which were you? Shipped or adopted?
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Olddog52
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Man, sure would be nice to be born on the same day as my bus. That would shave about 27 years off this old body. Sweet.
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TeamSpatula
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Olddog52 wrote: |
| Man, sure would be nice to be born on the same day as my bus. That would shave about 27 years off this old body. Sweet. |
Man I hit that narrow band of time where I would NOT want a bus with my exact birthday - December 71 would be an early 72 bus...
A little earlier, or a couple years later - no problem...
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busfreak_71
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I wasn't even a thought when my bus was made. 
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RZAR
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| My bus is about a week younger than me. My bus was born June 15 while my birthday is June 7. |
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Kick Kombi
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TEXABUS
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I am in the middle of body and paint work on a 72 panel that I am doing for my grlfriend. They were both born on Aug 26. Happy Birthday!!!!!
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Desertbusman
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Olddog52 wrote: |
| Man, sure would be nice to be born on the same day as my bus. That would shave about 27 years off this old body. Sweet. |
That's a good one!
My bus, my bug, my home and my son were born the same year. And there's something else but I can't remember. Evidently all busses are younger than I am.
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- does that count?