Fortunately, your transmission has napkins...
I’ll share a story I’ve been telling on stage recently, cause I just get such a kick out of it.
My brother Kevin was getting his car fixed last week, and there were few enough repairs needed that he just waited in the lobby for them to finish.
At one point he sees the mechanic come out, so he figures his car is done. But the guy is out there to help another customer. So while the mechanic, (we’ll call him Bob) is talking to the other customer, he notices my brother also standing at the counter. Here’s the conversation they have:
Bob (completely straight-faced): “Oh…hey. Sorry for the delay. Your motor has fried chicken.”
Bob turns back to help the other customer.
Kevin: ????
Bob: (minutes later, now finished with the other customer): “Yeah, like I was saying, your motor has fried chicken, but it’ll be done soon.”
Kevin: “Um….I’m not really much of a car person, so I don’t really know the slang. What does ‘my motor has fried chicken’ mean?”
Bob: “It means there was a big-ass piece of fried chicken inside your car’s motor.”
Kevin: “umm…ok. How did it get there?”
Bob: “Beats me. I’d ask the last guy that worked on your car.”
Kevin: “Uh…ok.” (presumably looking around for Ashton Kutcher)
Too good. I really think that “Your motor has fried chicken” is gonna be my new comeback from now on. How does someone respond to that? It’s both seemingly mean and utterly random at the same time. Perfect.
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