Mercedes had become a common German name, but it is not strictly Lutheran. My Gramma's cousin (German Catholic) was named Mercedes. I don't think it is popular any more. But the origin remains the same...the devotion to Our Lady of Mercy pre-dates Lutheranism...it's medieval. Probably popularized by the Mercedenarians - a Catholic order of monks that would exchange themselves to the Muslims for the release of Christian prisoners (during the Crusade era). Kind of like "Christopher" it means Christ-bearer but lots of athiests/agnostics (like my parents) name their kids Christopher just becuase they like the name, it has just entered the culture. Just putting my 2 cents in, not requiring anyone to believe in patron saints. :-) Chris P.S. Back to Jellinek - Would like to know why he was imprisoned. He was a diplomat of an enemy nation, but you don't normally imprison diplomats...they normally are withdrawn, I think. I wonder if he was accused of spying. Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I beg to differ. Mercedes is a German Lutheran name, and therefore has no patron saint :) HEHEHE:D
-snip- -----Original Message----- >From: Christopher McCann >Sent: Jan 11, 2006 4:07 PM >To: Mercedes Discussion List >Subject: Re: [MBZ] I've got a long drive PLUS I need a name > > > So Catholic girls named Mercedes, have the Virgin Mary as their patron > saint, as do our cars...including St. Frances of Rome (patron saint of cars) > and St. Christopher (patron saint of drivers). > > > Tchuss, > > Chris Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '83 300SD (happily running diesel/WVO mix) '82 300CD slate grey, black interior, 152,xxx mi _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 210K, "Wulf" -1976 240D, ?K, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Yahoo! 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X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:18:21 -0000 Omar, tell her to go fornicate herself and thank her for the feedback. Then report the seller for possible fraud to ebay On Tuesday, January 10, 2006, at 09:49 PM, kayoooh @ gmail wrote: > Hello Folks, > > I just got off the phone with the eBay seller on who's Suburban I had > bid > and won a few days ago. > > First off, a lady insisted on talking to me instead of her brother > (the eBay > seller who was not available as she told me!). > I know my paranoia could be playing somewhat of a role here but the > lady was > definitely hostile and very unfriendly to me. > I told her that eBay encourages people when dealing with large amounts > of > cash to retain an escrow service and that eBay suggests one particular > company to deal with and that I am willing to pay the escrow fee. She > would > not here of it! > She insisted that I send her the money first and then she would send > me the > truck. > > She then offered to drive it to me in Texas so I told her that > shipping the > truck would cost me 700 dollars and that I am willing to give her a > 1000 > dollars if she drove it to me. She agreed if I paid her the full bid > price > plus the 1000 dollars up front! > > She also seemed to cherish the fact that I can't fly to pick it up > myself > and kept repeating that I had no choice but to fly in and pay her and > drive > off in it or send her the full price and then she would ship it to me! > > During the 20+ minutes phone call, I can clearly hear this male voice > whispering to her what to say. At one point I told her that I can hear > a > male voice next to her telling her what to say and that I would rather > speak > to him directly since he is the owner of the truck, she replied that I > am > imagining and that nobody was there and that she is the owner of the > truck! > > Before we ended the call she threatened me with leaving bad feedback > and > reporting me to eBay unless she got a 1000 dollars deposit through > PayPal by > 6 AM this morning! > > I apologize for taking the band width to tell you all this but I had > to tell > someone. > > Thanks for listening and have a good night, > > Omar. > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
