Merry Christmas
12-24-2005, 10:49 AM
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Merry Christmas to all Forum Members. I have loved being a new member of this site. The information is invaluable. And, everyone is willing to help. Plus, we all share a passion for BMW's. Merry Christmas to all. 
May next year bring peace to all and good health.
May next year bring peace to all and good health.
12-24-2005, 10:50 AM
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And a warm Christmas for all of you from Romania.
May you all enjoy at least as much as i did driving a bmw first, an e60 this year. All of best wishes to you all, much health to you and your loved ones.
Merry Christmas!
May you all enjoy at least as much as i did driving a bmw first, an e60 this year. All of best wishes to you all, much health to you and your loved ones.
Merry Christmas!
12-24-2005, 06:06 PM
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My Ride: 2005 BMW 330i Orient Blue exterior Beigh leather interior with Wood trim, Premium package, Steptronic auto, Xenon headlights.
Merry Christmas Everyone! God bless everyone and those you love and are close too
God bless everyone and those you love and are close too
12-25-2005, 09:44 AM
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My Ride: 535d Eccelsa, 05 2005 (built 12-04), sapphireblack, beige dakota leather, electric seats, poplar wood trim, sport suspension, 124 style 18" alloys, differentiated f/r runflat tyres, steptronic, adaptive light control, bi-xenon, BMW PRO nav, cd, cd changer, electric-foldable and automatic antidazzle rear mirrors, automatic antidazzle internal rear mirror, adjustable central armrest, BT, Hifi Professional LOGIC7 , extended functions aircon, full lighting package, green comfort fascia on windshield, PDC park distance control, voice control, CPT9000 car phone, BMW Assist, BMW On-line, BMW Tracking, alarm system, programmable remote controls.
BUON NATALE E FELICE ANNO NUOVO.
BTW, yesterday I listened a radio transmission about the crazy Xmas race to gifts all over the western world and the ever increasing popularity of "Babbo Natale" (Xmas Father or Santa Claus) in Italy and the latin world, where the figure of Santa Claus was totally alien until about thirty-forty years ago.
Well, it seems that the modern figure of Santa Claus has been invented by notheless than Coca Cola company around 1910, when, after a trial in the USA, they where compelled by the law to not advertise the Coca Cola drink to children and of not depicting any kid below 12 in any advertisement. To overcome what Coca Cola people felt like a big limitation to the expansion of their business, they hired one of most reputed graphic of the time and asked him to develope an advertisement campaign able to attract the attention of kids without being directly aimed at them or depicting them. The answer was the modern Santa Claus figure that we all know; it was so succesful that in the following decades it totally replaced all other figures of local traditions all over the western world and, recently, of the eastern world too.
BTW, yesterday I listened a radio transmission about the crazy Xmas race to gifts all over the western world and the ever increasing popularity of "Babbo Natale" (Xmas Father or Santa Claus) in Italy and the latin world, where the figure of Santa Claus was totally alien until about thirty-forty years ago.
Well, it seems that the modern figure of Santa Claus has been invented by notheless than Coca Cola company around 1910, when, after a trial in the USA, they where compelled by the law to not advertise the Coca Cola drink to children and of not depicting any kid below 12 in any advertisement. To overcome what Coca Cola people felt like a big limitation to the expansion of their business, they hired one of most reputed graphic of the time and asked him to develope an advertisement campaign able to attract the attention of kids without being directly aimed at them or depicting them. The answer was the modern Santa Claus figure that we all know; it was so succesful that in the following decades it totally replaced all other figures of local traditions all over the western world and, recently, of the eastern world too.