Everything seems to be breaking lately.
1. My glasses (see previous post).
2. My shoelace. I guess it’s time to get a new pair of shoes.
3. My mom’s new DVD-R. (I hope to get it working soon.)
4. My car. The carburetor’s shot. (“Shot” is a technical term meaning, “it stalls when I press the accelerator too hard from an idle.” “Carburetor” is a technical term meaning, “I have no clue when it comes to cars, so I’ll pick a random car part to talk about so I can look masculine and educated in front of other posers.”)
When it rains, it pours.
1. My glasses (see previous post).
2. My shoelace. I guess it’s time to get a new pair of shoes.
3. My mom’s new DVD-R. (I hope to get it working soon.)
4. My car. The carburetor’s shot. (“Shot” is a technical term meaning, “it stalls when I press the accelerator too hard from an idle.” “Carburetor” is a technical term meaning, “I have no clue when it comes to cars, so I’ll pick a random car part to talk about so I can look masculine and educated in front of other posers.”)
When it rains, it pours.
posted by Mark at 1/07/2006 06:55:00 PM
2 Comments:
Wow. That's almost the same thing that's wrong with my car. No, really. It stalls when I press the gas after it idles. The only way to prevent it is to gun the engine before taking off--and that only sometimes helps. Makes me sound like a angsty-teenager at all the stoplights.
David diagnosed mine as a sensor problem, though. I think that's supposed to sound more encouraging than "Carburetor's shot."
Or, as they'd say around here, "Ya done shotcher carb'rayter." Emphasizes the fact that whatever's wrong with the car, it's YOUR fault and therefore you should be willing to pay whatever it takes to fix it.
Luckily there is nothing on the list that can't be fixed sooner or later. Just don't YOU get broken.
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