One missing engine cap brought an entire counter to a standstill. A woman needed a replacement for her Buick, but the name she gave left everyone staring at one another in disbelief. Before this collection of jokes veers into runaway wishes and costly misunderstandings, her simple sketch delivers the first surprise\u2014and everything depends on taking one small, unexpected turn\u2026 Continues\u2026
The laughs keep coming: an aging driver compares bodily troubles to leaking radiators and backfiring exhausts. A snail labels his speedy Datsun \u201c240-S,\u201d inspiring \u201cLook at that S-car go!\u201d Cinderella wishes her cat into a handsome man\u2014who reminds her she had him neutered. A rancher spends $599 of her last $600 on a bull, then telegrams \u201ccomfortable\u201d: \u201cCome for the bull.\u201d Finally, a baby\u2019s earache persists because \u201cR ear\u201d on the eardrop label gets read as \u201crear.\u201d
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