February 20, 2006

"Well, don't say I haven't warned you! I've laid it on the line to you time and time again! Right! Well…this is it!"

Half of Britons chat to their motor cars

LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly half of motorists regularly talk to their cars, giving words of encouragement ahead of a long trip and lavishing praise for a job well done at journey's end, according to research on Monday.

A survey of 2,000 owners also found 40 percent thought their car had a personality and was capable of being upset whilst 19 percent worried about how their car was feeling. [...]

When I read this, the only thing I could think of was Basil Fawlty.

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Posted by Terry Oglesby at February 20, 2006 03:30 PM
Comments

Well, if people's furnaces do, and I know this computer does, why not cars, too?

Posted by: Janis at February 20, 2006 03:32 PM

Right, and thus Basil was perfectly within his rights to give his Austin a sound birching.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at February 20, 2006 03:40 PM

I doubt that Basil should have birched the car. It is likely to be humiliated and resentful, and act out accordingly.

Posted by: Janis at February 20, 2006 03:51 PM

::snicker::

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at February 20, 2006 03:53 PM

And you really shouldn't beat up something smaller than you.

Posted by: Janis at February 20, 2006 04:11 PM

I'm sure Manuel will be happy to hear that!

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at February 20, 2006 04:34 PM

Hey have you heard about this, PBS is airing Monty Python's Personal Best in Febuary and all the old shows in April.

It is pathetic how excited I am about this news.

Posted by: Sarah G. at February 20, 2006 06:07 PM

Yes, I have heard, and I am excited even though I have all the old episodes on VHS.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at February 21, 2006 08:32 AM