Car Talk

March 1992

TOM: In the interests of recycling, we thought we'd share something with you that our radio listeners have been playing with lately.

RAY: We've been asking them to come up with something called "nouns of assembly."

TOM: What are nouns of assem¬bly, you may ask? They're oddball plural nouns, like "a school of fish," "a rafter of turkeys," or "a gaggle of geese."

RAY: But we're looking for nouns of assembly for things related to the automotive industry. For ex¬ample, here are a few that our radio listeners dreamed up.

TOM: You remember the old Ford Ranchero? That was a vehicle that was half-car/half-pick-up truck. Well, one of our listeners came up with "a HUEVO of RANCHEROS."

RAY: Here's another one: "A BEVY of CHEVYS."

TOM: Or one of my favorites: "A LOT of USED CAR SALESMEN."

RAY: If you can come up with one, send it to us in care of this news¬paper. We'll publish the best of them here in our column. And if we use yours, we'll send you a copy of our mediocre new book, CAR TALK.

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