The cartalk guys give advice.

dar512 · 06-01-2009, 03:04 PM

I'm a cartalk fan. I don't fix my own cars anymore, but these guys are fun to listen to.

The May 29th show was particularly interesting. They had a caller who phoned in for advice in removing difficult bolts.

It turns out the caller was John Grunsfeld and the bolts were on the Hubble telescope.

You can listen free online for the rest of the week here.

TheMercenary · 06-01-2009, 05:23 PM

Those guys rock. I listen to them all the time. Yes, I am a NPR junkie.

Elspode · 06-02-2009, 09:50 PM

Damn. Sorry I missed that one. I, too, am addicted to NPR.

Clodfobble · 06-02-2009, 10:03 PM

A friend of mine's mom got on the air with them once, and her call ended up being linked on the main page for a long time back in 1998-2000 or so. She was asking their advice on the fact that her son (my friend's brother) wanted to buy an ice cream truck as his first car in high school.

(Sadly, while they agreed there was nothing wrong with the idea and gave her several pointers in picking out a good one, he ultimately didn't get one because it turns out they're pretty damn expensive.)

Trilby · 06-03-2009, 09:25 AM

I love Car Talk and Wait, Wait! Don't Tell Me! Always puts me in a good mood!

dar512 · 06-03-2009, 10:22 AM

Excellent taste, Bri. Wait, Wait is one of my favorite programs in any media. It makes me LOL (loudly) on a regular basis.

Undertoad · 06-03-2009, 10:47 AM

I enjoyed the Wait Wait where Leonard Nimoy is asked questions relating to Dr. Spock (not Mr. Spock, Nimoy's Trek character, but Dr. Spock the baby book author)

tw · 06-03-2009, 12:29 PM

The call was from the driver, his wife, and his mother-in-law. The women said he had a clutch problem. Klick and Klack called back a year later to learn who was right. Turns out that the women had correctly identified the problem. And now he is divorced.

Tommy is also an expert on getting divorced.

dar512 · 06-03-2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

I enjoyed the Wait Wait where Leonard Nimoy is asked questions relating to Dr. Spock (not Mr. Spock, Nimoy's Trek character, but Dr. Spock the baby book author)

Favorite line: "I knew we shouldn't let any girls in here!"

06-01-2009, 03:04 PM	#1
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	The cartalk guys give advice. I'm a cartalk fan. I don't fix my own cars anymore, but these guys are fun to listen to. The May 29th show was particularly interesting. They had a caller who phoned in for advice in removing difficult bolts. It turns out the caller was John Grunsfeld and the bolts were on the Hubble telescope. You can listen free online for the rest of the week here. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

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TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Those guys rock. I listen to them all the time. Yes, I am a NPR junkie. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Damn. Sorry I missed that one. I, too, am addicted to NPR. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	A friend of mine's mom got on the air with them once, and her call ended up being linked on the main page for a long time back in 1998-2000 or so. She was asking their advice on the fact that her son (my friend's brother) wanted to buy an ice cream truck as his first car in high school. (Sadly, while they agreed there was nothing wrong with the idea and gave her several pointers in picking out a good one, he ultimately didn't get one because it turns out they're pretty damn expensive.) __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I love Car Talk and Wait, Wait! Don't Tell Me! Always puts me in a good mood! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Excellent taste, Bri. Wait, Wait is one of my favorite programs in any media. It makes me LOL (loudly) on a regular basis. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

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Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I enjoyed the Wait Wait where Leonard Nimoy is asked questions relating to Dr. Spock (not Mr. Spock, Nimoy's Trek character, but Dr. Spock the baby book author)

06-03-2009, 12:29 PM	#8
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	The call was from the driver, his wife, and his mother-in-law. The women said he had a clutch problem. Klick and Klack called back a year later to learn who was right. Turns out that the women had correctly identified the problem. And now he is divorced. Tommy is also an expert on getting divorced.

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