News Flash! Pregnant SUV Gives Birth To Twins
It’s got a windshield, steering wheel, tires…what more could you want?
“Well, how about profitability?”
“Sorry man, at a starting price of around $2,000 they had to leave that out, along with the power windows.”
“So…I guess they must use mainly volunteer labor to build them?”
“Yeah, mostly.”
“Then how’s this going to become the ‘blueprint’ for the car of the future?”
“Well, it starts at the grassroots level…beginning with your local church. You see, everyone’s got to pitch in. Get on board, so to speak, and do some serious praying…”
“Come on, cut the crap. I’m serious. I mean it’s exactly the kind of thing we should be doing here. So why aren’t we?”
“That’s the multi-billion dollar question. For all that money we dumped into the GM/Chrysler black hole a few years ago, we could have bought around seven million of these Tata Nanos instead.”
“You’re kidding me!”
“Of course I am. After all, who would want seven million of these little fuel-efficient things running around, when you could pocket a worthless 17.4 billion dollar I.O.U. instead?”
“You’re sick.”
“Yeah, you’re probably right. Spend too much time trying to be logical I guess. Maybe I’ll give up math and take up drinking. I think that’s the formula the Romans used…”
[This is a copy of a piece I posted a few years ago as Impulsive Writing (15)]
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