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Scene: 2007 North American International Auto Show, Detroit

What's Ray doing?

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Tom and Ray Magliozzi
Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers

"Hmmmmm manifold manicotti, just like mom used to make!"
— Peter Niedzwiecki

"Chevy No. 5: The now and forever fragrance. Worldly. Sophisticated. Surprisingly sexy."
— Brenen Ulrich

"Oh God, not another pledge week!"
— Ken Pratt

"I smell another boat payment!"
— Galen Van Kley

"Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing tailpipes..."
— Rob Kersting

"So that's where Tommy has been hiding his cigars!"
— Bob Zuparko

"See, this carbon monoxide poisoning theory is just anoth..." (thump)"
— Mike Blore

"A fruity blend, probably from the Alaskan Fields, a hint of prehistoric sting ray, and an after taste of Techron 2."
— Phil White

"Since the Cuban revolution, I have to smoke American cars."
— Peter Macsovits

"The sweet smell of job reliability."
— Doug Toti

"Now that scientists have figured out how to run cars on sausages, Ray enjoys emission-testing."
— Shannon Ferguson

"Ahhhh, bold, aromatic, just a hint of benzene. 2008 will be a good year."
— Ray Birdsall

       

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