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[Rowland Smith <rowlandsmith AT cashi.us>]

It occurred to me today that Trunk Monkey is one job that *cannot* be 
outsourced - anyone have  a used 2XL monkey suit? - i'm assuming that 
the employer provides the tire-iron.

And yes, TAO stands for the owners initials - i know his sister and her 
husband, and that's the story they told me.

Rowland

Wolfe, Joanna wrote:

> This reminds me - has anyone actually seen the trunk monkey in action,
> or just in the ads?
>
>  
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> > From:   Steven Champeon
> > Reply To:       Internetworkers:
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> > Sent:   Monday, April 5, 2004 2:59 PM
> > To:     Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
> > Subject:        Re: [internetworkers] waay OT: Tao Auto
> >
> > on Mon, Apr 05, 2004 at 02:57:55PM -0400, Jim Allman wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > On Apr 5, 2004, at 2:38 PM, Jeremy Portzer wrote:
> > >      
> > >
> > > > There is also Tao Auto on Capital Blvd (for Hondas).
> > > >        
> > > I'd certainly give these guys a chance--they used to do great work
> > >      
> > on 
> >    
> >
> > > my Honda. But whatever you do, don't call it "DOW" Auto. They used
> > >      
> > to 
> >    
> >
> > > give me dirty looks and say, "It's TAE-OH Auto."
> > >
> > > This was after years of doing business under a sign that said "TAO
> > >      
> > >
> > > AUTO" in Chinese-restaurant script, with a giant Taoist symbol
> > >      
> > (the tai 
> >    
> >
> > > chi tu, a.k.a. the "yin-yang" symbol) as its logo. But they acted
> > >      
> > like 
> >    
> >
> > > *I* was crazy, or uppity... like T.A.O. was the owner's initials
> > >      
> > or 
> >    
> >
> > > something.
> > >
> > > So I'm curious: Does anyone know the story there?
> > >      
> > IIRC, TAO == "Thomas A. Owen".
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