Questionable Wisdom
Tom and Ray share questionable wisdom handed down through the ages.
#0907: The Inky Shadows of the Dimly-Lit Quonset Hut
Original Air Date: 02.14.2009
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This week on Car Talk, the puzzler graduates from Creative Writing 101, with a World War II tale of intrigue worthy of John Le Carre or, maybe, Murray Le Carre. What life-saving wisdom emerges from the inky shadows of one dimly lit quonset hut?
Also, a Jeep owner regrets not choosing the "Laundry Package" as an option; Charles in New York wonders how many bungee cords he can get away with using to avoid a thousand dollar brake job; and back-to-school mom Victoria goes car shopping for her three student kids. All this and lots more, on this week's encore edition of Car Talk.
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This Week's Puzzler
From Ray's WWII puzzler series: what did the Royal Air Force pilot know, that the flight operations chief didn't? See if you can guess. Find out!
Last Week's Puzzler
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Tom and Ray share some great (and rather dubious) bits of wisdom
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by Anonymouswhat's the artist's name
by mledajaksi just listened to your 1/2/10 show and you talked to this "back to school mom" who ended up bcoming a successful artist. her name is victoria, what is her last name?...i wanted to look up her art :) thanks ps: i donated my 1997 ford escort wagon to your show. the trans failed on me after having it for only 6 months, i bought it used from a dealer with 103,000 miles. good news though i acquired a 1996 chevy cavalier from my wife's late grandmother that has a whopping 30,000 miles on it. it's kind of like going into a time warp driving this thing. thanks, miro
I loved it
by kwannonkyoWell I never thought my puzzler would get on the AIR!!! So I loved it. I even immediately donated to my local NPR station... You should too..
Favorite Moment: My puzzler!!!!