“One of the first cars we meet is this AMC Matador police car. A sort of unusual choice for a cop car, so I’m really excited to see this.”

The five-second rule can be successfully anti-trusted by positing that the bologna or cookie is landing on a dog poo, and then running that as a thought experiment: How many seconds on a dog poo are ok?

I first met Snooty on a school trip in 1968 and then several times in later years and can verify that this is a personal loss. I’ve had the pleasure of snorkeling with his wild cousins at Crystal River. You cannot (by law) reach for them, and it’s always their choice to contact you or not, but I had one come up and…

Best driving advice I was ever given: “Assume that EVERYone on the road is either blind, drunk, or a dumbass.”

Midwestern cars were rusted hulks within 10 years in those days so I would have liked to seen some gnarly holes in several of the vehicles, especially in that rust-magnet Pinto. Also, since you mentioned phones, it should be noted that no one “bought” a phone, you rented it from Ma Bell. Private phones were incredibly…