The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for January 24, 2021

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    kingdiamond69  almost 4 years ago

    I had a 1968 Nova straight 6 with the floorboards about gone every time I hit a puddle id get a splash of water to my face lol I hated driving that thing.

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    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    “Supernova” . I remember a punk-rock band with that name .

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    rekam Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Was given one to drive out of the car pool and almost had an accident because of the blind spot. Took it back in the next morning and asked if I could please have the old plymouth. Think I was the only one in the company that liked it.

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    GROG Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    The Chevy Nova could hardly be considered super, especially compared to a star 5 times the mass of our sun that goes out with a bang.

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    Orcatime  almost 4 years ago

    A stellar definition…not!

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    LookingGlass Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    I’d get a second opinion on that answer, if I were you, Wilberforce! Especially if your father is talking about a VEE-hicle and you’re researching a science question!

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    wiatr  almost 4 years ago

    It wasn’t ‘super’ but I knew a guy who had a Nova. There was a hole in the floor behind the pedals and he could watch the road going underneath the car.

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    cracker65  almost 4 years ago

    I owned several Novas. Loved them. The 6 cylinder engines were some of the best engines.

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    nosirrom  almost 4 years ago

    Supernova – A Bossa Nova on steroids.

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    theincrediblebulk  almost 4 years ago
    Nova——- A vehicle that won’t go (NO VA)

    Super nova - An exploding star which is where you don’t want to go.

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    Qiset  almost 4 years ago

    A friend of my older brother had a 65 nova. Quite an impressive ride. Later models not so much.

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    Ralph Newbill  almost 4 years ago

    A Super ‘it goes not!’

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    walstib Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    According to the always 100% correct internet: Classic business legend holds that the Chevrolet Nova sold poorly in Spanish-speaking countries because of a translation snafu – because its name translates as “doesn’t go” in Spanish.

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    djtenltd  almost 4 years ago

    Well, so much for that…

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    RavennaAl  almost 4 years ago

    I had a Super Nova as well. I had to get rid of it though. The damn thing kept running into phone booths

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    [Traveler] Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Late 60s early 70s saw some decent Nova muscle cars but were, IMHO, ugly. I guess that’s why you don’t see them much on the classic muscle car market.

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    Michael G.  almost 4 years ago

    " … don’t know much ‘bout nothin’ at all … "

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    phboles  almost 4 years ago

    Novas were my favorite cars! I had a ‘68, 70, 74, and 76. Never a problem with any of them! However I wouldn’t own a Chevy or other GM product now.

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    belgarathmth  almost 4 years ago

    I heard once they were having trouble selling Novas in Spanish-speaking countries, until someone in marketing finally figured out the name means “No go” in Spanish. (Pretty close to that in French, too.)

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    MeGoNow Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    My ’64 283 three-on-the-column Nova was probably the best car I ever owned. With a tight suspension, it was so agile.

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    raybarb44  almost 4 years ago

    That is definitely one definition, of a pretty hot car and hot is the key word in Super Nova. However, wouldn’t hurt to use a “computer” search ENGINE for a back up definition. I had a 1966 Chevelle SS396 back then and it was VERY HOT…..

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    ChessPirate  almost 4 years ago

    I knew a guy that had a Nova. The color was Lemon-Yellow… ☺

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    kathleenhicks62  almost 4 years ago

    My definition also Pop. I had a ’64 nova sta. wag. when it was very old. (Sigh) I still miss it. White with red interior.

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    Plods with ...™  almost 4 years ago

    That would be a Nova Super Sport

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    cuzinron47  almost 4 years ago

    Lesson learned, don’t ask Dad.

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    petermerck  almost 4 years ago

    Super Nova = oxymoron.

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    paranormal  almost 4 years ago

    A Nova is a model of Chevrolet made in the ’60s and ’70s. A Supernova is a hopped up Nova.

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    saltylife16  almost 4 years ago

    Thornapple was one cool guy. Chick magnet.

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    Buckeye67  almost 4 years ago

    If Wilberforce uses Brutus’s answer, his teacher is going to know that his father helped him with his homework.

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    Walter Parmantie Premium Member almost 4 years ago
    Wasn’t that a TV show on PBS?
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    dv1093  almost 4 years ago

    When GM sent the Nova to Mexico auto dealers, sales were abysmal. The highly paid executives in Detroit couldn’t figure out why until the janitor told them Nova means “Doesn’t Go” in Spanish.

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    fstop8  almost 4 years ago

    When I was little we had a 49 Pontiac convertable that had a good sized hole in the floor in the back seat where I rode and when I had to wizz dad just said out the hole.

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