Filed under: Etc., Green Culture, MPG
April Fool's joke messes with small-car's fuel economy
MSNBC asked for examples of practical jokes, and one viewer told the story of a fellow worker who was proud of the gas mileage on his new car. So the co-workers started adding small amounts of gas while it was parked in the company garage. The mileage kept getting better. Then after taking the car in for a routine checkup at the dealer, the co-workers started removing gas. Now the car owner is sure the dealer screwed up his car. Ha ha!
[Source: MSNBC]
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Howard Lee Harkness 7:12PM (3/31/2007)
I remember reading this particular joke in a Sunday comic with the character Roscoe Sweeney, back in the 1970's.
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Phil L. 5:12PM (4/05/2007)
There was a "Gomer Pyle, USMC" episode that featured this same prank. Though it bothers me that I remember this.
Memo to self: Get the kids away from the TV...
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