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NPR's "Car Talk" Glides To a Halt

Posted by timothy on from the not-actually-a-complete-stop-mind-you dept.

stevegee58 writes "After 25 years on the air, Tom and Ray Magliozzi (aka Click and Clack, The Tappet Brothers) are calling it quits in September. With their nerdy humor, explosive laughter and geek cred (both MIT alums) Tom and Ray will be sorely missed by the average NPR-listening Slashdotter." How many garages have names as cool as "Hacker's Haven"? I've long thought that someone should assemble a compilation featuring nothing but hours of their laughter. (Which will be available for sampling, since they will continue to play archived material for a long time yet.)

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  1. Dodge Dart by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think that when they saw the Dodge Dart was coming back on to the market, they decided to get out of the business.

  2. My current fav Cartalk advice by willoughby · · Score: 4, Funny

    After recommending muriatic acid to remove concrete overspray from a cars paint they added the advice to "test it out on a neighbors car first". I will really miss these guys.

    1. Re:My current fav Cartalk advice by RapidEye · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, that was funny.
      And they capped it off by bringing the guy back on last week for Stump the Chumps.
      Ya know what - it worked! Muriatic acid removed the concrete and didn't hurt the finish!!!
      Well done Ray! =-)

      --
      "Murderer? Well, that's a harsh word. I prefer to think of myself as a Mortality Technician."
  3. Re:Now where will millions of uninformed liberals by QuincyDurant · · Score: 3, Funny

    Haywood Jabuzoff

  4. mars rover and car talk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    From wikipedia, but I remember when this happened:

    "In addition to at least one on-orbit call, the Brothers once received a call asking advice on winterizing a couple of "kit cars." After much beating around the bush and increasing evasiveness by the caller, they asked him just how much these kit cars were worth. The answer: about $800 million. It was a joke call from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory concerning the preparation of the Mars Rovers (Spirit and Opportunity) for the oncoming Martian winter."