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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 02:41 AM
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Oil change Men -vs- Women
Oil Change Instructions for Women:

1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles
since last oil change.
2) Drink a cup of coffee or read through magazine.
3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly
maintained vehicle.

Money spent:
Oil Change $20.00
Coffee $1.00
Total $21.00.
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Oil Change instructions for Men:

1) Go to auto parts store and write a check for $50.00 for oil,
filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree.
2) Discover that the used oil container is full so instead of
taking
it back to auto store to recycle, dump in hole in back yard.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car. Jack car up.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: Gets hot oil on you in
process.
12) Clean up mess.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Look for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; poke oil filter with screwdriver and twist off.
16) Have a Beer.
17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Finish oil
change tomorrow.
18) Next day, drag pan full of old oil out from underneath
car.
19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.
20) Beer. No, drank it all yesterday.
21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer.
22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of
oil to gasket surface.
23 Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
24 Remember drain plug from step 11.
25 Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
26 Discover that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back
yard, along with drain plug.
27 Drink beer.
28 Uncover hole and sift for drain plug.
29 Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor.
30 Drink beer.
31 Slip with wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles
on frame.
32 Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.
33 Begin cussing fit.
34 Throw wrench.
35 Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit Miss
December (1992) in the left boob.
36 Beer.
37 Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required to
stop blood flow.
38 Beer.
39 Beer.
40 Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
41 Beer.
42 Lower car from jack stands.
43 Accidentally crush one of the jack stands.
44 Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled
during step 23.
45 Beer.
46 Test drive car.
47 Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
48 Car gets impounded.
49 Make bail.
50 Get car from impound yard.

Money spent:
Parts $50.00
Beer $25.00
DUI $2500.00
Impound fee $75.00
Bail $1500.00
Total $4150.00

But, BY GOD, you know the job was done right!
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 07:14 AM
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 03:20 PM
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 04:29 AM
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