Monday, May 4, 2009

From a NY Times article about Pontiac and the GTO of the 1960s:

"The GTO imagery was quickly swept up by the popular culture: a hit single in 1964 by Ronny and the Daytonas implored listeners to “C’mon and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out, GTO.” Fans quickly morphed the car’s name from GTO to Goat."

Question: Why would anyone think that calling the GTO "Goat" was a sign of affection? Sure, goats are cute, nimble, have great depth perception, good at outwitting trolls, possibly the spawn of Satan... but speedy?

I'm confused.

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