There is a funny meme on the Internet, and it’s about people who let their intrusive thoughts win. For a car enthusiast, this might mean driving your 4×4 down a staircase, drifting your Ford Mustang while leaving a car show, or sending a floor jack through a taillight just to see what happens. Oh, that last one was only me?
Brian Silvestro wrote about a guy who apparently let the intrusive thoughts win some six years ago, because he’s been driving a Ferrari-themed Dallara GP2/08 on Czech highways. Yeah, it took that long for the cops to nab him. The story was properly nutty from start to finish, and the comments were hilarious. Emil Minty:
They were only able to catch him because he had to slow when a Czech engine light illuminated.
Emil Minty (again):
It was inevitable. Gotta Czech yourself before you wreck yourself.
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Officer: Do you know why I pulled you over?
Phantom Driver: Because I let you.
10001010:
It’s refreshing to see the commentariat is already full of *czechs notes* puns.
Grey alien in a beige sedan:
Only four comments in, and I’ve already wandered every aisle of the Dad Joke Mart.
A. Barth replied:
Then I guess you’re ready for the Czech-out line.
Mighty Bagel:
Bucket List: Drive Formula One car on highway. Czech.
Urban Runabout:
When he pays his fine, I recommend they not take his personal Czech.
5VZ-F’Ever and Ever, Amen:
When he Czech’d his mirrors, he immediately knew he was Buk’d.
SNL-LOL Jr:
Scuderia Ferrari should bid on this so their engineers can learn a thing or two about making racecars.
TK-421:
If I won the lottery, I wouldn’t say anything, but there would be signs.
Paul E:
The driver received a black flag, not a Czechered one.
Cheap Bastard:
“If you had a car like that at home, you wouldn’t just want to look at it. For me, just because a car isn’t built for the highway doesn’t mean it can’t be driven on it. Not by a long shot. Drivers who drive at 30 mph on country roads are far more dangerous.”
Czech your privilege buddy.
Basically, every comment in that story was gold. I love the Autopian community!
David Tracy asked our readers about what truck to keep as he continues his new life as a dad. StillPlaysWithCars is harsh, but realistic:
David, stop this nonsense.
Sell them all except the YJ, Mustang, and i3.
You point blank do not have time to wrench and be a good Dad and partner. As your kid gets older maybe they’ll be into cars and you can wrench with them but it makes ZERO sense to irrationally hold on to these vehicles because of what they “could” be when they literally will not get there in the next 5 years at best.
Trust me when I say that when your time comes you will not look back at your life and say, “Man, I’m really glad I kept that J10.”
I get it, your life is rapidly changing and you’re trying desperately to hold on to your prior identity. The truth is that those days are gone and there’s nothing you can do and nothing that you can hold onto that will bring them back. But it’s ok, new (and in my opinion better) joys will come out of being a parent. Steer into the skid and enjoy the ride instead of trying to fight it.
Have a great morning, everyone!
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StillPlaysWithCars said something more eloquently than I did a couple of weeks ago. David needs to focus on being a good partner and parent, and less of a click magnet.
He will regret if if he doesn’t. Please don’t ask me how I know.
I’m here for the PUNishment.
Booooooo on the easy puns! Lame and overdone!
This reminds of the time in the 90s when I got scolded by my Czech friend’s parents for offering to take their daughter Sue to Homecoming — she didn’t have a date and a lot of our mutual friends were all planning to meet up. I figured no big deal. So we made the plans and reiterated that we were only going as friends, so nothing fancy or mushy so we all knew where everything stood.
So I finally picked her up and her parents, being very formal old-school, high-class Central European types who had escaped the Iron Curtain in the 70s, invited me in and offered me canapes and some nonalcoholic champagne, then got us both in position for some pictures. The whole formality, it was all pretty wild. I finally had to stop her parents and explain that this was a little too much, we were just friends going out to meet other friends.
Her dad’s face got really stern when he heard this. He stared me down for a second and said “Get out if not serious. You treat our home like playground? This is Sue-datin’ land!”
Groan.
Please leavd
Unfortunately, the Dad Joke Mart didn’t extend to this article. Instead, as a consolation, I will be handing out maple frosted donuts from Timmy Ho’s to anyone that can find me. I also have some stale coffee (don’t worry, it’s a Torch-approved blend called “Used Motor Oil”) that’s still sorta warm if you’re thirsty too.
I’m internet-famous! No autographs please.
TK-421, why aren’t you at your post?
He’s Czeched out.
Boring conversation anyway.
I worked as a stage hand. I picked up this Czech joke.
I have a Polish Friend, I have a Czech one too.
Public roads?
Smash Palace car testing
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