Wednesday, October 18, 2006

How to tell where they're from by how
they drive


* One hand on wheel, one hand on horn:
Chicago
* One hand on wheel, one finger out window:
New York
* One hand on wheel, one hand on newspaper,
foot solidly on accelerator: Boston
* One hand on wheel, cradling cell phone,
brick on accelerator: California.
* One hand on wheel, cradling cell phone,
brick on accelerator, gun in lap: Los Angeles
* Both hands on wheel, eyes shut, both feet
on brake, quivering in terror: Ohio, but
driving in California.
* Both hands in air, gesturing, both feet on
accelerator, head turned to talk to someone
in back seat: Italy
* One hand on latte, one knee on wheel,
cradling cell phone, foot on brake,
mind on game: Seattle
* One hand on wheel, one hand on hunting rifle,
alternating between both feet being on the
accelerator and both on the brake, throwing a
McDonalds bag out the window: Texas city male
* One hand on wheel, one hand hanging out the
window, keeping speed steadily at 70mph, driving
down the center of the road unless coming around
a blind curve, in which case they are on the left
side of the road: Texas country male
* One hand constantly refocusing the rear-view
mirror to show different angles of the BIG hair,
one hand going between mousse, brush, and rat-tail
to keep the helmet hair going, both feet on the
accelerator, poodle steering the car, chrome .38
revolver with mother of pearl inlaid handle in the
glove compartment: Texas female
* Four wheel drive pickup truck, shotgun mounted in
rear window, beer cans on floor, squirrel tails
attached to antenna: West Virginia
* Two hands gripping wheel, blue hair barely visible
above window level, driving 35 on the interstate in
the left lane with the left blinker on: Florida