Question 71B About Gas Tankers and Hair
October 20th, 2005
When driving behind a huge gas tanker on the highway, the kinds with the huge mirror-like oval back, why do I feel the need to drive close enough so I can both see my car and fix my hair at the same time?
Your head is not so huge. Your head is normal.
Comment by nic — October 20, 2005 @ 11:37 am
I like to pretend that inside that reflection is an alternate universe and my car is actually my alter ego flashing his pearly whites as I drive on by. Yeah, that’s what I like to do.
Comment by kartooner — October 20, 2005 @ 11:41 am
Yeah, I sorta wish I could drive RIGHT INTO the world of the back of the huge gas tanker.
Yet, it only results in accidents.
Comment by Pauly D — October 20, 2005 @ 12:21 pm
I try to get as close as I can in hopes that the back of the tanker will spill nuclear waste on me and then I’ll have special powers like Chevy Chase.
Comment by AJ — October 20, 2005 @ 12:41 pm
Frankly, doing that can be very dangerous. My suggestion: Buy one those gas tankers and keep on in the garage. Then park your car right behind it each night. So then in the morning, you can just get into the car, look at your reflection, and fix your hair at your own leisure — right at home. simple!
Comment by Neil — October 20, 2005 @ 12:53 pm
I do that too. I think I’m incredibly vain.
I don’t know why you do it, though.
Comment by C(h)ristine — October 20, 2005 @ 1:02 pm
I get a little hypnotized by the reflection of the horizon behind me, as it roars toward the horizon in front of me…
I follow one of these tankers on my way to work every morning…mezmerizing! (I know…it doesn’t take much, does it?)
Comment by Flower Girl — October 20, 2005 @ 1:30 pm
Make sure you get the liptsick on nice and pretty first.
Comment by monkeyinabox — October 20, 2005 @ 1:51 pm
I’m not sure exactly but this woman was putting on lipstick and then kissed a dog, all while driving with one foot. - I saw the whole thing from the back seat of the Tahoe on one of those ever memorable, long, and pointless road trips.
Comment by Daniel Nicolas — October 20, 2005 @ 3:30 pm
AJ - Man, I always wished I could be like Chevy Chase in Modern Problems.
Comment by Pauly D — October 20, 2005 @ 3:36 pm
Some people are naturally drawn to mirrored surfaces (I should know, I’m one of them), maybe you’re secretly a vain person.
Comment by Sara White — October 20, 2005 @ 10:57 pm