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January 1995


Dear Tom and Ray:

Two questions. Why is it always "Tom and Ray," and never "Ray and Tom." It's obviously not alphabetical. Second question (another husband/wife dispute here); why were/are "cosy wings" called cosy wings? We hope you can resolve this soon. Janice

Tom: Well, the first question is easy. We put our names in order of I.Q.[bluecar.gif]

Ray: Right...ascending order!

Tom: But we haven't the foggiest idea what "cosy wings" are. We've never heard of them. Are they some regional delicacy? Like Buffalo Wings?

Ray: Maybe one of our readers will know. If you know what "cosy wings" are, write to our "Cosy Wing Research Project" care of this newspaper.


Tom and Ray lead you step by step through the process of finding and buying a reliable used car in their pamphlet How to Buy a Used Car: Things That Detroit and Tokyo Don't Want You to Know. To order, To order, send (check or money order) to Ruin, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. You can also order online.


© 1995 by Tom and Ray Magliozzi and Doug Berman Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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