Why men don't write advice columns
 

Stop me if you've heard this one before.

Dear Walter,
I hope you can help me here. The other day, I set off for work leaving my husband in the house watching the TV as usual.. I hadn't driven more than a mile down the road when the engine conked out and the car shuddered to a halt. I walked back home to get my husband's help. When I got home I couldn't believe my eyes. He was in our bedroom with the neighbor's daughter. I am 32, my husband is 34, and the neighbor's daughter is 22. We have been married for ten years. When I confronted him, he broke down and admitted that they had been having an affair for the past six months. I told him to stop or I would leave him. He was let go from his job six months ago and he says he has been feeling increasingly depressed and worthless. I love him very much, but ever since I gave him the ultimatum he has become increasingly distant. He won't go to counseling and I'm afraid I can't get through to him anymore.

Can you please help?

Sincerely, Sheila

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from the advice column:

Dear Sheila:
A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a variety of faults with the engine.. Start by checking that there is no debris in the fuel line. If it is clear, check the vacuum pipes and hoses on the intake manifold and also check all grounding wires. If none of these approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself is faulty, causing low delivery pressure to the injectors.

I hope this helps.
Walter

Yes. I think it was the first thing someone e-mailed me. In 1989.

Doesn't change the fact that it is bloody hilarious.

Just think...you didn't even exist in 1989. I have jokes older than you. ;)

Which means you need to try to not scare off the old ones. ;)

:confused: Huh?

If you have jokes older than me you need to try to not scare off the guys that post the old ones.

Umm...err...OK. http://www.corvetteforum.com/zeroimg...es/leaving.gif

Hmmm. First email? That would be memorable.

Sherwood

Yes. I brought home my new Commodore C64 from SoftWarehouse (now known as CompUSA), popped in the included "free AOL" 3.5" floppy, fired it up and received my very first e-mail...which consisted of that joke.

I must have missed that one. In fact, in '89, I had Northstar CPM computer with no idea what email was. With only the spec manual, I stared at a blinking cursor for days not knowing what to do next.

Sherwood

I wish I had a Commodore 64, that would fetch a nice price on Ebay

Updated for Pelican 09...

Dear Sheila:
Do you have pictures of the neighbor?

Walter

Revised note to Sheila:

Dear Sheila:
Do you have pictures of the neighbor and the address?

Oh, and btw, how's the car doing?

Walter

Ummmm, there was no email (mainstream) in 1989.............

You know, that advice column guy didn't even consider ignition. That lady should check for spark as well.

AOL 3.5 on a C64 in 1989?

I don't think so. Memory is a fallible thing.

http://www.brighthub.com/office/collaboration/articles/4107.aspx

Yup, no emailing on a C64.

Not a computer geek but had one and also vividly remember the beginning of consumer internet. There was quite a long break between the two.

C-64's used 5'' flopies in a separate housed drive

I had a vic-20 before the C-64 and a C128 after

vic-20 was the tape drive deal right?