top gear
This weekend my parents were down here for a visit, and I decided to introduce them to the magical world of the car show “Top Gear”, which airs on the BBC America network.
On this particular episode the three hosts were each required to acquire a car, saw it in half, and then transform it into their own, unique version of a limousine.
As we watched the men gleefully cut into their cars with varying degrees of success and the occasional electrical fire my dad said, “You know, my cousin and I did that once when we were growing up.”
My mom: “You sawed a car in half?”
My dad: “Yes. We did it to my grandfather’s old car after he died.”
My mom: “And how did you get permission to do something like that?”
My dad: “Well, he and I never really went the route of asking for permission.”
Me: “As in, it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission?”
My dad: “Exactly. My grandmother was not pleased.”
I want to cut a car in half now. I’m going with your Dad’s logic.
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