People say the dumbest.....er I mean darndest things

[KevinP73]

I'm workingh away in the shop last week when the phone rings. The conversation goes like this:
C. Hello my name is Dr.***** (omitted on purpose). I got your number from a fellow who says you might be able to help me.
Me. I'll do my best.
C. I recently purchased an older 911 and I'm afraid the starter is falling out. Is this something you can help me with?
Me. If I can't, I have a mechanic nearby that I'm sure can handle it.
C. What do you suggest?
Me. Let me send a flatbed to pick it up and I'll have a look at it.
C. Oh I don't think we need a flat bed, at least not right away. I'm really enjoying it and I wanted to have it over the holiday weekend.
Me. Are you sure it's safe to be driving if the starter is falling out?
C. Oh it's OK as long as I'm carefull. Sometimes I can see a little spark, but it's not too bad.
A little baffled I give the good Dr. my private number in case he needs a tow truck over the weekend and wish him a Safe and Happy Labor Day.
Monday about noon my phone rings. It's the Dr.
C. Hello Kevin. Everything is fine but I thought maybe you'd come out to the house and have a hot dog with us and take a look at the car while your here. I'll introduce you to some friends who have a couple Porsche' while your here.
Not one to pass up a hot dog I jump in the truck and make my way to the Dr.s house. His car is a very clean '73 RS clone. White w/blue graphics(aren't they all?) I head towards the rear to have a look at the underside. The good Dr. Says "It's up here" as he opens the drivers door.
??? up there???
C. Yes look it's hanging down and if I'm not carefull getting in and out I hit it with my knee and it sparks.
Me. Doc, in the auto business thats what we call the key switch or the ignition switch.

C. Call it what you want but thats where I start it from.

[MotoSook]

LOL> that Dr. must have been joking with you right? Are all the SCWDPoopers callingthemselves Doctors now?

Nice Kevin.

[GettinHeadStuds]

You got a free hot dog though!

[KevinP73]

Originally posted by GettinHeadStuds
You got a free hot dog though!

It turns out they weren't even hot dogs. They were Johnsonville Brats (sp?) Exceptionally better than your average hot dog. But then so was everything else there out there, at least 10 different choices of beer, a buffet table that would make Tabs stray from the bright lights of Las Vegas, the neighbors daughters were very cute, and between his garage and the guest parking area there had to be just about every make of Porsche you'd ever wish to see and there was one of those red things, what you call 'em Ferarareee.
Now I'm sure I'm in the wrong business.

[speeder]

I would have just pointed to my dork and said, "That's cool. I call this thing my brain since I let it do most of the thinking....."

[KevinP73]

Originally posted by Souk
LOL> that Dr. must have been joking with you right?

Nice Kevin.

He had a totally straight face when he said it, but later in the day he had a straight face when he told the caterer to move everything to the other side of the house because the light was better over there. You should have seen the look on the poor dudes face untill the Dr. started cracking up and told him he was just joking. The Doc turned to me and said "He just earned a big tip, I thought he was going to do it".

[Moses]

Sounds like a guy with a dry sense of humor...or a butt-head.

[nostatic]

I thought this was going to end up as some weird "Eyes Wide Shut" thing.

Were they wearing masks at the bratfest?

[vash]

the doctor's last name would happen to be Seuss, would it?