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Titia Geertman
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since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182
Netherlands

0 posted 2002-05-27 12:33 PM



Went to the movies with a bunch of kids
Just after I got my license to drive
My husband asked me to be carefull
But I just told him to take a dive

The movie was nice the kids enjoyed
We headed back at eleven at night
When suddenly this red light was flashing
And stayed on shining ever so bright

I knew I had to stop the car quickly
And I knew the oil in there had gone
I opened the hood like a true mechanic
And that was the moment things went wrong

I looked at the motor and thought by myself
Where the hell do I put this oil in here
I recognized this thing where you measure oil
But the hole was too small I feared

"I need a funnel" was my first thought
But there were no houses around
Just the office of the Water police
And amazingly there a funnel I found

They must have thought that I was an idiot
And they didn't even offered to help me
So I thought "Get Lost!" I can do it myself
With this huge funnel I'll put the oil in see

Now you may imagine how all this went
Not good at all I can tell you right here
But at last I got some oil in the damned car
The kids? They got their first trauma I fear

So after about this hour of cursing
I brought the funnel back to these men
I thanked them and wished them all a goodnight
And I was very proud of meself back then

We drove home wich took me half a hour
And told my husband what I had done
I never forget his awfull loud laughter
And never again near this office I've gone

he he for the rest of me life I know now where to put this oil in


A rose is a rose is a rose...I guess...
Check out my new website: lookheretitia.fcpages.com (I didn't 'link' this, so it won't take too much space).I


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SmartChick
Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081
On A Journey To The Unknown
1 posted 2002-05-28 06:16 PM


Oh my, Titia! I'm not even sure where to put the oil in on my car, either.
Munda
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since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544
The Hague, The Netherlands
2 posted 2002-05-30 05:13 PM


LOL Ain't it great to have memories like these?
Nan
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since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA
3 posted 2002-05-30 08:01 PM


Geesh - Those guys sure did get their chuckles, didn't they?... Um.. too bad you don't pay their salaries... then they'd be thinking twice before they ignored ya...
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