#2623: Virtual Dopeslaps

The Best of Car Talk

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Comedy, Leisure, Automotive

4.7 • 16.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Jeannie thinks she’s doing right by her Oldsmobile and taking it in for regular service checks. But recently, the garage service manager tells her that she’s hurting the car by not regularly exercising the parking brake. Should Jeannie be exercising her dopeslap technique on the disservice manager instead? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Car Talk from National Public Radio with us Click and Clack the Tappit Brothers,
0:24.3	and we're broadcasting this week from the newsroom here at Carhart Plaza. No, we had one.
0:26.8	Well, we didn't until yesterday.
0:29.1	Now, we know that all things considered in Morning Edition can't cover every story that's out there.
0:33.7	I mean, it's just impossible, right?
0:35.1	It is, it is.
0:35.8	So in the interest of public service,
0:38.2	here are a few headlines from last year that our premier news shows probably missed. These
0:43.8	these are real headlines from newspapers. Yeah, yeah. Here's one. Police begin campaign to
0:50.3	run down Jaywalkers. How about this?
0:55.5	Panda-Mahing fails.
0:58.2	Veterinarian to take over.
1:03.2	Miners refuse to work after death.
1:07.6	I mean, they all make sense.
1:09.9	How about this one?
1:11.5	Astronaut takes blame for gas and space.
1:16.4	I like this one here.
1:18.6	When making cookies, include your children.
1:24.3	That's it.
1:25.2	Well, you know, I'm sure after these things were printed, the authors must have said,
1:29.4	Oh, did I write that?
1:32.5	Well, you know, it's interesting that there's a certain skill to writing headlines because
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