A friend just told me this story last night.
Over here on the weekends National Public Radio broadcasts "Car Talk" and "Prairie Home Companion" on Saturdays and replay them on Sundays for those who missed it. If you've never heard either of these shows, go do a little Google searching for recordings. They're hilarious.

So Richard and his girlfriend were riding together in his car on a trip somewhere, and they switched on NPR in time to catch Car Talk. Like me, Richard is good with machinery and knows a bit about cars, so he likes listening and trying to guess the problem. Pamela was a career diplomat and had no knowledge of machinery, but she enjoyed listening to the Magliozzi brothers joking around.

One caller described his problem in a very long and detailed story. As he finished the tale Pamela announced to Richard, "It's the tie rod ends. They need to be replaced."

Richard was surprised that she had ventured an opinion, and was dumbfounded when Tom and Ray agreed with her. "How the hell did you know that?"

"It's Sunday, Richard..."
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Sat 15 Oct 2011, 19:51, 4 replies)

ha! my wife could pull that on me.

(CactusZack Shaved his coin purse on, Sat 15 Oct 2011, 20:03, closed)

Anyone who has never heard Prarie Home Companion before will,
upon first hearing it, wonder why it is that you find it so funny and, more than likely, drift off to sleep.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Sun 16 Oct 2011, 21:36, closed)

It may be
something of an American thing, but I like Guy Noir a lot, as well as the Adventures of an English Major...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 17 Oct 2011, 10:41, closed)

Oh, I'm quite fond of it (BBC7 used to run it on Sundays, so I'd catch it whilst washing up),
but it's something of an acquired taste.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 17 Oct 2011, 19:36, closed)