Smart Car
by Doug Hawley
32: Some Enchanted
Evening
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Carl pulled over beside a
car in the parking lot and said “Wow.
Look at that Maserati”.
Duke replied “I thought that you were a one
car guy. Aren’t you crazy about Josie?”
“Sure, but a car can look can’t he?
You’re in love with Sheila, but you stare at
good looking women.”
“That’s fair, but I didn’t know
that it worked with cars as well as people.”
“Think about it Duke, humans gave AI to cars,
shouldn’t we act like you?”
“Guess you are right. I’ll pick
up the groceries, and we can get back to our
better halves.”
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Sheila discusses dinner
plans with Josie. “Duke and Carl
should be home from grocery shopping soon.
I should probably cook something tonight.”
“Sounds good. Carl and I have plans to
go to the car singing festival. Would you
like to go as well? I’m sure the other
cars would like to hear your group Whimsy.”
“You think they would enjoy our chants and
instrumentals? Sounds like fun to me.
We can see if Duke wants to come along. You
know how bad his singing is, but he could lip
sync, or just bang on Carl’s side. At
least he’s got a good beat and you can dance
to it.”
“What is Deuce doing this evening Josie?”
“You didn’t know that he left for
Seattle this morning? He talked to our
billionaire friend Eugene Springfield and they
agreed that he could try some new stunts.
Eugene built some new equipment and now they can
practice loop de loop and stunts like in those
last century Bond films. Those two are so
tight. I know how close you and I are and
Duke and Carl, but sometimes I think Deuce and
Eugene are the closest car and human duo.
They enjoy each other’s company so much.”
“I don’t mean to interrupt you, but I
see Duke and Carl coming in. I want to see
what they brought for dinner.”
After Duke brings in a huge cardboard box, Sheila
peeks into it. “Great Duke, thirty
bags of cheddar, onion, garlic, pickle, and
peanut butter potato chips – it’s a
lifetime supply. I’ll send out for
pizza.
A
short version appeared in "A Story In A 100
Words"
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