NZDubNurd: Your post has re-raised that age-old question going back to my student days (many years ago, now) - how many people can you fit in a 72 Beetle?
We had 6 last weekend, coming back from the neighbours... We had the "nationals" locally once, and I seem to recall getting 23??? We may have allowed people on the running boards and bumpers though
We once drove my sisters mini (also a 72!)
into town with 9 of us in it. I also had 14, in my old Transporter (T3) Vanagon - they was quite comfy though - 10 had seats! Luckily it had 165 Subaru flavoured horses, so it moved both UP and down the massive hill I was transporting people on.
BTW...
Turkey is for Thanksgiving.
Standing Rib Roast for Christmas!
Sorry to hear about your stomach "issues", Uwe. Strangely, we've traditionally had similar foods for Christmas down here... even though it's stinking hot, humid and sunny. I'm loath to mention it... again... but the real difference is you guys sitting around in heated houses with sensible clothes on, possibly looking at snow, decorative sleighs etc...
... while we sit around, wherever is breezy, drinking beer (actually plum cider today), looking at fake snow painted windows, icy looking lights, making things look wintery, around the pool... in our undies
We're just about to head off to my Sisters house - she has a pool, in case that helps with mental images
Allan.