The cartalk.com TIME KILL WEEKLY Special **ANIMAL LOVERS** Edition ______________________________________________ Killing Time, Unencumbered by the Work Process ______________________________________________ Maury Maille, Editor
What's new at Car Talk Plaza? Goats, that's what. And iguanas, cats, dogs.... even horses. They're all on our brand-spanking-new CD entitled, "Doesn't Anybody Screen These Calls? Calls about Animals and Cars." It's out just in time for Christmas and Chanukah. How new is it? It's so new it won't even be in our Shameless Commerce Division holding tank until December 12- but we're now accepting pre-orders. "Doesn't Anybody Screen These Calls" features many of our all-time favorite calls-like Sidney the python, whose lunch disappeared in the air vents (and then died there!); Richard and his small goat "problem" (perhaps the reason, "why Doris doesn't visit any more"?); a horse with a culinary predilection for steering wheels; and the dog who likes to ride on top of the truck cab. (We have photos!) Know someone who loves our lousy show and has a pet wandering around the house? This just might be a not-entirely-embarrassing gift for the holidays. To hear clips, head to http://www.cartalk.com/content/features/animalsandcars/ All of which raised a point of concern on our end: Why aren't pets counted in the listener ratings for Car Talk? You can add your pet's name to our petition at the same spot. And, if you're looking to cross a few names off your holiday list, be sure to check out our Shameless Commerce Division, at http://www.shamelesscommerce.com/ You'll find a veritable cornucopia of official Car Talk junk: clothing, books, CDs, mugs-even an unmarked bill carrier, our Car Talk retro football jersey and a line of products featuring our fictional staff, including mugs, shirts and a lackey necktie that's formal from a distance... but pretty funny up close, if we do say so. Check it all out at http://www.shamelesscommerce.com/ A warning, however: You'll also be supporting Car Talk. Is that a good thing? We'll leave that for you to decide. Yours in 100% Mall Avoidance until 2006, Maury Maille Chief Mistletoe Hanger Car Talk Plaza P.S. Here's this week's Lame Joke Of The Week, courtesy of David Welsh (remember: it's *supposed* to be lame): Why does a chicken coop only have two doors? Because if it had four doors, it would be a sedan! And this, from Andrew Beaton: Two comedian ducks are sitting at a nightclub one night. One turns to the other and says "You quack me up." ************************************** Write Tom and Ray -- Please! Been meaning to write us a witty, brilliant, evocative, insightful letter? No? All right, forget brilliant then. How about sending us something funny we could read on the air? Write Tom and Ray right now at http://www.cartalk.com/email/email.html *************** Useful information alert: How to Get a Free Car Talk CD or Car Talk booklet. Tired of paying auto club dues to an outfit that lobbies against environmental causes? Check out Better World Club-and in the process get a Car Talk CD or booklet for free! Better World is an auto club with genuinely decent values-unlike some others we could name... Whose initials happen to be AAA. Better World Club cares about... *Your environmental interests-it gives 1% of its revenue to environmental clean up and advocacy. *Your consumer interests-it even offers discounts on hybrid rental cars. *And it has the nation's only bicycle roadside assistance program. Dump your AAA membership and join Better World! If you join via the Car Talk web site now, you'll get a free Car Talk CD, or a copy of our booklet, 10 Ways You May Be Ruining Your Car without Even Knowing It. Check out Better World Club now at htttp://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
