The cartalk.com TIME KILL WEEKLY Special Getting Even With Dad Edition ______________________________________________ Killing Time, Unencumbered by the Work Process ______________________________________________ Maury Maille, Editor
What's new at Car Talk Plaza? Our paternal, "Get Even with Daddio" package, that's what. Believe it or not, Father's Day is looming. And what better way to show your disdain for this kind of crassly commercial holiday than by dumping a small load of Car Talk dreck on the old man's workshop bench this June 20th? Then you'll be even for those years of dashed holiday and birthday hopes. (Still waiting for those Hot Wheels? Us too.) Not interested??? Well, maybe "Mr. Lincoln" will change your mind! For a limited time you can save a five spot on our Father's Day Package, aptly named the, "Tie Him Up and Make Him Listen" pack. It's a two pack, featuring our silk necktie with many of the names of our fictitious staff (Hugh Jass, Picov Andropov, Budd Tuggli ... you get the picture) and our CD collection of calls about fathers and cars, called "Why You Should Never Listen to Your Father When It Comes to Cars." We think it's the least Dad deserves. It might also be the most he deserves. Well, at least we can agree he deserves it. To get the details, head over to http://www.shamelesscommerce.org There's some interesting car news this week. First, two major safety recalls were just announced, by Mercedes and Dodge. Together, they affect one million cars. For the details, see the left side of http://www.cartalk.com Second, a proposal from our pal, NHTSA Administrator Jeffrey Runge, that we heartily endorse: improving the side-impact safety of vehicles, which could mean standard side-impact air bags within a few years. The sad fact is, 10,000 people a year die in side-impact crashes-- a number that's only going up, thanks in large part to humungous SUVs slamming into smaller passenger cars. For the full story, see our homepage at http://www.cartalk.com We hope you'll encourage your local politico to support Runge's efforts. In the meantime, do your best to steer clear of any errant Ford Excursions on the highway. We can't afford to lose any more listeners, you know. Maury Maille Paternal Gift Czar Car Talk Plaza P.S. Here's this week's Lame Joke Of The Week, courtesy of Lud: A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position. As they passed a barnyard of mules, jackasses, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, "Relatives of yours?" "Yep," the wife replied, "in-laws." ******************* Doing some car research? Via our lousy, little homepage you can... *Check important safety recalls *See what your car is worth right now *Check rebates and incentives on new cars *Search your town for new or used cars for sale *Place an ad to sell your car that'll actually be seen by people in your area *Research and compare new vehicles *Get the latest car news *Kill time until 5:00 pm rolls around and you can pack it in. *It's all at http://www.cartalk.com ******************** Got more time to kill? This past weekend's new, lousy Car Talk show is now on the web site, at http://www.cartalk.com/Radio/Show/ ******************** Miss the puzzler? Losing sleep over it? Add your e-mail to our Car Talk Puzzler Psychic Friends Network and we'll personally hand deliver Ray's new puzzler to your inbox every Monday. http://www.cartalk.com/ct/maillist.jsp?puzzler_list=subscribe#psychic ******************* Embarrassed by having e-mails from Car Talk in your inbox? Can't say that we blame you. Unsubscribe any time, via http://www.cartalk.com/ct/maillist.jsp?mailing_list=subscribe
