a pinto?

today a jewish gengleman walking home from temple during hanukkah walked past our open garage and asked, “is that a datsun or a pinto?”

“it’s a pinto, sir, one of the only ones that has not yet exploded….  is that a barrette or a yamcha??

no, i didn’t say  that…but it would have been funny. my wife thought of that later. i just said it’s a 240Z.

i asked if he had had one, and he said no. his roommate had had one, and he used to work on the engine.

“it’s an easy engine to work on,” i replied. i don’t think he took that as a slam.