Thursday, February 5, 2009

Joe the Plumber, Yahweh the Mechanic

In a recent radio ad for an oil change store in Jackson, Mississippi, all doubt about where to go for a lube job was wiped away by a bit of name dropping: this place uses "God" to check out your car when you come in.

Yes, that's right, G-d, the big Yahweh himself is making the switch from carpentry to auto mechanics. Now they didn't get into whether G-d was a salaried employee or whether he gets overtime as an hourly employee, but who needs a 27-point safety inspection when G-d is on the job to change your oil, lube your joints and ensure that your tires are inflated to the proper level for both safety and gas mileage? I mean, having a mechanic whose skill is divinely inspired, rather than the result of training and experience, just HAS to extend the life of your car.

Unless, of course, G-d has decided to take you into his bosom, in which case you're fucked, he'll probably cut your brake lines. And you'll have deserved it.

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