"We can't come to an agreement about how to fix your car, Mr. Simons. Sometimes that's the way things happen in a democracy."
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npr, national public radio, show, shows, radio show, radio shows, car, cars, talk show, talk shows, call, calls, call in, calls in, calling in, advice, tip, tips, car expert, car experts, gearhead, gearheads, expert, experts, badge of honor, badges of honor, car guy, car guys, car lover, car lovers, auto, autos, automobile, automobiles, lemon, lemons, smog, smog check, smog checks, promote, promotes, promoting, promotion, promotions, repair, repairs, repairman, repairmen, mechanic, mechanics"We've found the problem. You folks don't own a car."
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Moe's Fix-It Shop - No Heroic Measures
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condom, condoms, protection, always use protection, humpty, humpty dumpty, dumpty, egg, eggs, nursery rhymes, nursery rhyme, rhyme, rhymes, song, songs, fairy, fairy tale, fairy tales, fairy story, fairy stories, stunt, stunts, cracked, cracks, injuries, injured, injury, injuring, cracks, king's horses, king's men, repair, repairs, visual gag, pun, puns, play on words, word play, spoof, spoofed, spoofs, parody, parodied, parodies"It pains me to tell you this, but it ain't broke."
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car, cars, vehicle, vehicles, automobile, automobile, garage, garages, workshop, workshops, repair, repairs, mechanic, mechanics, auto mechanic, auto mechanics, car mechanic, car mechanics, motor mechanic, motor mechanics, automotive technician, automotive technicians, technician, technicians, talking car, talking cars, hood, hoods, car hood, car hoods, bonnet, bonnets, car bonnet, car bonnets, open and close, wrong, problem, problems, bad mechanic, bad mechanics, bad service, bad customer service, useless"I know there's nothing wrong with the carburetor. I'm just interested in the stories it has to tell."
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car, cars, vehicle, vehicles, automobile, automobile, garage, garages, workshop, workshops, service station, service stations, repair, repairs, mechanic, mechanics, auto mechanic, auto mechanics, car mechanic, car mechanics, motor mechanic, motor mechanics, automotive technician, automotive technicians, technician, technicians, car repairs, vehicle repairs, transportation, driving, driver, drivers, story, stories, past, history, carburetor, carburetors, carburettor, carburettorsYour Good Intentions at Work
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