Archive for February, 2007

Caption Time #164

Caption Time #164

From Russia, with funk

Insects?

Insects?

Before you assume this is the wrong pic, the seal on the right side of the box has an image of a Frilled Lizard with the words INSECTS areound his head.

A letter to the inventor of the automotive visor

Dear Visor Engineers:

I am writing a letter to express my disappointment with your products. I understand that as automotive engineers go, your job is not a glamorous one. Indeed, yours is on the bottom rung of the engineering ladder, right below the windshield (windscreen) wiper engineers.

That said, I think you could do better. No, I’m not trying to make the world of the visor more exciting. Don’t kid yourself. You’ll never play in the wind tunnels alongside the aerodynamics engineers. Nor will you get to road test with the Brake and Shock engineers. Yours is a life of quiet desperation. Let’s try harder. I have some ideas for you.

Invent a visor that actually blocks out the sun.
I know that’s a shocking concept for you, but we consumers would praise you for it. This has two parts:

  1. Making them wide enough to span the entire width of the windshield / windscreen.
  2. Make the expandable in length so that those not blessed with height, such as my significant other, can reap their radiation-blocking benefits as well.
I know this requires a paradigm shift on your part, indeed on the part of your entire staff of what … two engineers?

I’m doing this for you. I want to see you in the headlines for once. Imagine. A car visor that actually did what it was meant to do. Go on. Seize the idea as your own. I’m sick of sun in my eyes.

Sincerely,
Davezilla

P.S., Tell your friends in the wiper department I will be contacting them soon. Just a quick note about the line of vision never being wiped.

Caption Time #163

Caption Time #163

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