Regular person: “So, I said to him, do you really think that
I…”
Car-lover: [Interrupting] “Oooooh! Look at that! Look
at it!”
Regular person: “What?”
Car-lover: “There! It’s a gray Toyota Corolla! Look at how
pretty it is. Isn’t it pretty?”
Regular person: “Ummm…ok.”
[later]
Car-lover: “Look at that one! The one parked over there. I like
it so much! Do you know what kind that is?”
Regular person: “I’m not sure – maybe a Mazda?”
Car-lover: “No – that’s not what Mazdas look like!”
“Hey, the owner is right next to it – let’s walk over and
ask.”
Car-lover: “I really like your car! What kind is it?”
Owner: “A Subaru Outback”
Car-lover: “Aaaaawwww! That’s so great. May I kick the
tires?”
Owner: “Sure. Go ahead.”
Car-lover: “I love it so much! I wish I had
one!”
[later again]
Car-lover: “Ooooh, oh, oh, oooooh! Look!”
Regular person: “Huh?”
Car-lover: “Look, look, look, look, look! It’s a light-brown
Ford Taurus. It’s soooooo cute!”
Regular person: “Where?”
Car-lover: “There! Across from that old-timey building.”
Regular person: “That’s Notre Dame.”
Car-lover: “Yeah, whatever…look at that Taurus! Don’t you
just want to kiss it and hug it forever and ever?”
