What happens if you forget to change gears
A woman rented a Citroen C4 in Budapest. She drove from Budapest to Pécs. Approximately 220km. In 1st gear. She thought it was automatic. These are the insurance photo’s of the engine and the bonnet. [Via]
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OG said,
October 28, 2005 at 11:23 am
I guess you’re gonna tell us she was blonde?
Doc said,
October 28, 2005 at 12:38 pm
Nope, just a woman. That’s enough. :P
OG said,
October 28, 2005 at 1:20 pm
1. Men are like … Laxatives…They irritate the crap out of you.
2. Men are like … Bananas….The older they get, the less firm they are.
3. Men are like … Weather… Nothing can be done to change them.
4. Men are like … Blenders… You need one, but you’re not quite sure why.
5. Men are like … Chocolate Bars… Sweet, smooth, & they usually head right for your hips.
6. Men are like … Commercials…. You can’t believe all they say.
7. Men are like … Department Stores… Their clothes are always 1/2 off.
8. Men are like … Government Bonds… They take soooooooo long to mature.
9. Men are like … Mascara… They usually run at the first sign of emotion.
10. Men are like … Popcorn… They satisfy you, but only for a little while.
11. Men are like … Lava Lamps… Fun to look at, but not very bright.
12. Men are like … Parking Spots… All the good ones are taken, the rest are handicapped.
Case closed… :)
Vdias said,
October 28, 2005 at 3:17 pm
If you got that from the Atomic Website, did you read further down?
July 27, 2005
Stupid Hungarians Fooled by Chain Email about Stupid American
A chain email that has crisscrossed Hungary this week has left some of its recipients feeling inappropriately judgmental, if not downright dumbass. According to the email, which came accompanied by four photos like the one to the left, an American tourist ruined a rental car after driving it 200 kilometers in first gear, having not realized that the car wasn’t equipped with an automatic transmission.
The email went on to say that the barom (’idiot’ American rented a Citroën from Sixt Rent-a-Car, and drove it from Budapest to Pécs at 80 kilometers an hour in first, making an “ear-hurting” noise and burning the engine to cinders.
For good or ill, however, the whole thing was just another piece of internet lore, though according to Index.hu, a very successful one. Sixt manager Gábor Dévai spent Monday trying to clear up the misunderstanding. “Tons of people called, someone called from the German [company] Siemens, all asking what happened, even my old friends emerged, who had received the letter.”
In reality, the driver of the car, which was indeed rented from Sixt, had been using the car for several days when it suddenly burst into flames, and firefighters had to be called to put it out. The cause of the fire is being investigated. Dévai thinks the letter must have been written by an employee of Wallis Rt’s Citroen repair service, where the car was taken from Sixt. Meanwhile, the driver in question was actually a Hungarian, and one smart enough to have scored himself an American passport.
Tadpole said,
October 30, 2005 at 5:58 am
That is one incredibly dumb broad.
sammy said,
November 3, 2005 at 12:18 pm
lol sounds like something johnsee would do.
oh wait he is all about locking the keys in his car.
HAHA