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   Scott K on January 28, 2013 at 9:41 pm

   Ah…. for the love of the car! Interesting poem.

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   maschinengeschrieben on January 28, 2013 at 10:31 pm

   An interesting poem, indeed. I had to think for a while what the five-eyed one might be – then I remembered the police car from Pixar's cars. (Here in Switzerland, police cars have two blue lights on top.)

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   Bill M on January 28, 2013 at 11:10 pm

   Neat poem. I wish the interstates were still like those in the photo. I think the car is a Ford Thunderbird.

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   an *sshole with a typewriter. on January 28, 2013 at 11:34 pm

   love the poem. shows the power of words that it stuck in your head and suddenly popped up all these years later.

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   Elizabeth H. on January 29, 2013 at 1:49 am

   Ooh, I like that. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing it with us!

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   gee on January 29, 2013 at 1:54 am

   Great poem… I also believe that to be a Thunderbird. My first car was a 1962 Thunderbird.

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   Anonymous on January 29, 2013 at 2:36 am

   Very fun poem! I enjoyed reading it, thanks! Guts or brains do seem to describe the way some drivers drive.

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   Anonymous on January 29, 2013 at 3:11 am

   Btw, love the typeface. Is that from the Graphika?

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   Richard P on January 29, 2013 at 3:43 am

   Yes, it is. A fun typewriter to use for short texts like this.

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    Ton S. on January 29, 2013 at 4:34 am

    "the hard bodies– are they their guts or brains?"
    Love that line!

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    Anonymous on January 29, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    Great poem! I do like the first line about Orbitville, some how.

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    Kevin L. Ferguson on January 29, 2013 at 5:06 pm

    I was wondering that too–the typeface looks very "New Yorker."

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    Anonymous on January 30, 2013 at 5:07 pm

    Ha! You know, once upon a time Disney made a cartoon on this same subject. And as in your case, it has stuck with me!

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    Machines of Loving Grace on January 31, 2013 at 9:27 pm

    I had a book when I was young, "Matthew Looney's Voyage to the Earth". It was about moon people who embark upon an expedition to determine whether there is life on Earth. They land at the North Pole, determine that the planet is uninhabitable, and leave.

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