Chris

Chris, at chris@trnsnd.net sent this in.

The Day Gas Prices Reached Infinity

germinal motors had just introduced the Massif all-terroreign vehicle,

named after the wildlife area that was to be slashed and burned to provide

the raw materials needed to outfit the army of suburban hairspray

commandos who were at that very moment preparing thousands of miles of

stud-damaged roadways that would have to be torn out and repaved every two

or three years with fresh supplies of petroleum from whatever area

could be cleared for oil exploration. by the way, by this time the price

of gas had entered a relationship with the gross national product that

involved complex functions of calculus to express. mathematicians finally

achieved full vocational employment, and thousands were forced in

data camps around the world to learn the basic process of calculations

required to keep the exchange markets "functioning."

the populations had already realized the precariousness of their situation

as they watched the adrenalscript[tm] flowcharts streaming continuously

from the UStyle section of their portal windows. things looked grim ...

will our intrepid troopers find a sustainable lifestyle?!

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in - tre - pid

1. invulnerable to fear or intimidation;

2. the Stodge Intrepid[tm]. manufactured by a division of CrySlur

Automotive for the discriminating gentleman experiencing waistline

expansion and marital frigidation. complete with engine noise

resonators and exhaust amplification, so people will get the hell out

of your way.

troop-er

1. A soldier in a body of cavalry;

2. the Mis-use-u Trooper[tm]. manufactured by IronAge Heavy Industries for

energetic outdoorspersons who don't want to get their shoes too muddy

or jostle their nerves too harshly in the rough and tumble world of

nature. 35 gallon tank will get you from gas station to gas station.