An impoverished graduate student at Clemson
University in South Carolina, I was excited when my father
informed me that he had bought me a car. Hardly able to
contain my enthusiasm,I asked Dad the typical questions:
“What kind is it? Does it have a stick shift? Does it have a
tape deck?"

"It's a 1982 Toyota," he replied. “It's a four speed, and,
yes, it has a tape deck .“Pleased, | asked what color it
was. "Well,“he said uncomfortably,“which part?"