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The Best of Car Talk

#2355: The Honda Hurricane

The Best of Car Talk

NPR

Comedy, Automotive, Leisure

4.716.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

On a hot summer day, there's nothing better than that first blast of cold air from your car's air conditioner. But the AC in Lee's Honda gives him the cold front and the thunderclouds AND the rain, too. Should he be worried about a little lightning strike next? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to Card Talk on National Public Radio with us clicking

0:19.5

Clack the Tapet Brothers and we're broadcasting this week from the Center for

0:23.0

Birth Time Studies here at Card Talk Plaza and recently told me celebrated a

0:28.0

birthday we won't say which one it was I mean it is secret I didn't know numbers

0:33.8

went high high I didn't know that you've been yet numbers that high but it was

0:40.6

interesting I discovered from mom and dad that that Tommy birth time was 5 p.m.

0:46.5

and it has been known it has been a known fact that at least this is my theory

0:51.1

that the time of your birth has a profound impact on the future existence your

0:58.7

life your majesty 5 p.m. is the time that people get out of work and you've been

1:02.7

trying to get out of work ever since yeah but I found out that you were born at 10

1:08.4

o'clock in the morning coffee break time wait 11 z's we discovered we

1:15.2

placed a secret call to the Burmins and we discovered that Dougie was born at 1 a.m.

1:19.6

that's what everyone's what sleep just what is he do all day he sleeps now I

1:25.7

think it's true I mean I don't know if there's ever been any such theory

1:29.1

proposed but I wonder that's just how great research gets started you know

1:34.1

someone has a wacky idea and somebody will fund it someone will fun at it

1:39.0

yes we can get NPR well we can work you research one of the files the other day

1:44.7

and his luck would have it I came across an interesting letter from one of our

1:47.3

listeners oh is this one here shall I read it yeah if you'd like to I'm sure yeah

1:51.4

dear Kartark I just wanted to warn you that if you don't do something this is

1:56.8

Melissa again if you don't do something about that show of yours I might as well

2:02.2

read the whole thing I'm gonna tell the EPA parentheses environmental protection

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