#25101: Diana's Dodge Biohazard
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6-7, like the numbers 6 and 7, is a kids meme that parents are trying to make sense of. My dad is trying to understand what 6-7 is. I kind of feel bad for the parents. But is there more that kids, parents, and the rest of us should know about these two numbers? To find out, listen to the It's Been a Minute podcast on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Hello and welcome to Car Talk from National Public Radio with us, Click and Clack, the Tappert Brothers. And we're broadcasting this week from the center. for deep thinking here at Car Talk Plaza. And my brother has some deep thoughts. Well, I wish I knew who sent us this, but here it is. It says, life's challenges can seem almost insurmountable at times. Indeed. And things appear to be getting not only harder, but weirder as well. One might normally seek inspiration and turn to the Bible, the Koran, the Bhagavad Gita, the Tao Te Ching. But sometimes even they are not enough. That's when you need the wisdom of supermodels. It has here three pages of wisdom, for example. Are you going to tell us from whom these quotes come?
Yeah, I mean, these are evidently, I presume, I hope we won't be insulting anybody. But, I mean, it's given to us, and we think it's correct. Here's some wisdom from Kathy Ireland. Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take. And Kathy has starred in such things as The Alien from L.A. and Danger Island. Hey, The Alien from L.A. was pretty good, man. Beverly Johnson, whom I... Well, it wasn't good the first time I saw it. But by the third time... Well, then you start to get the deeper meanings. Exactly, exactly. You watch it two or three times. Yeah. Beverly Johnson, whom I don't know, but evidently another supermodel, she has some words on poverty.
Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery. Whether you need it or not. Whether you need it or not. Carol Mallory, whom I also don't know, on self-knowledge. You know, it's important to know yourself. Everywhere I went, my cleavage followed. But I learned I am not my cleavage. Well, she may be wrong about that. There's some serious stuff here. Here's one from Linda Evangelista. I don't know her either. She discusses economics. I don't even wake up for less than $10,000 a day. Yeah, me too. That's why I never wake up. Maybe we can have some other little wisdom of automobile mechanics, for example. There are lots of possibilities. Well, we have. When the Bhagavad Gita doesn't do it for you. We dispense that from time to time.
Things like... If that's what it is, it's going to cost you $100 if that's what it is.
Things like that.
Someone actually put that on a brass plate and mailed it to me. Just so I would never forget that I said it. It's going to cost you $200 no matter what it is if that's what it is.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:52
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Who opens the show and what announcements set the stage for this episode?
1:52–12:14
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How do Click and Clack introduce listener calls and the first caller from Arcata?
12:14–15:45
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What early-morning driving noise problem does the Arcata caller describe and how do hosts diagnose it?
15:45–30:34
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What puzzler from last week do the hosts review and how is it solved with matchsticks?
30:34–40:48