by me, Kerry Burgess, 06/18/2024 02:08 AM
Midnight rolled around today
You know what that means.
From 4/5/1929 ( ) To 11/20/1987 ( premiere USA film "Date with an Angel" ) is 21413 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 6/18/2024 ( ) is 21413 days
https://www.nytimes.com/1929/04/05/archives/carl-benz-84-dies-made-first-auto-invented-a-half-century-ago-the.html
The New York Times
CARL BENZ, 84, DIES; MADE FIRST AUTO;
Invented a Half Century Ago the World's Original TwoStroke Motor.
FATHER OF AUTO SHOWS
Drove Through Streets of Munich in 1886 a Three-Wheeled Motor Vehicle.
Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES.
April 5, 1929
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benz_Patent-Motorwagen
The Simpsons
"Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Season 2 Episode 15
Aired Feb 21, 1991 on FOX
Quotes
(Homer makes demands to the car engineers about what needs to go in the new car.) Homer: All right, you eggheads! I want a place in this car to put my drink!
Engineer: Sir, the-the car has a beverage holder.
Homer: Hello! Hello, Einstein! I said a place to put my drink. You know those Super Slakers they sell at the Kwik-E-Mart? (Makes a large circle with his hands.) The cup is this big!
Engineer: (Talks as he writes on a clipboard.) Extremely large beverage holder.
Homer: I'm not done yet. You know that little ball you put on the aerial so you can find your car in the parking lot? That should be on every car!
Engineer: (Talks as he writes on a clipboard.) Little ball.
Homer: And some things are so snazzy, they never go out of style! Like tail fins and bubble domes and shag carpeting.
Engineer: I gotta call the boss.
The Simpsons
"Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Engineer: I gotta call the boss.
Herb Powell (Homer Simpson's half-brother born out-of-wedlock): Hello. Well, you know what? I'm glad you're nervous because that means we're on the right track.
The Simpsons
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
Quotes
Herb Powell: People don't want cars named after hungry old Greek broads!
- by me, Kerry Wayne Burgess, posted by me: 7:01 PM Pacific-time USA Thursday 07/04/2024
