A translation of the inscription may help: "This ring, no other, is made by the Elves Who'd pawn their own mother to get it themselves.Ruler of creeper, mortal and scallop, This is a sleeper that packs quite a wallop. If broken or busted it cannot be remade. If found, send to Sorhed. (The postage is prepaid.)" Bored Of The Rings, Harvard Lampoon
John, You're right; people nowadays like to be cynical and mock anything that's different (like a clown flying on a burger). But I do wish more kids today would be in scouts, where they can have friends and explore the outdoors with other kids their own age, instead of being weird loners, praying to their cellphone and growing up cynical.
I think you'd be surprised. You could probably get in and take right off. The only catch is if you learned on a hydraulic vs. cable clutch and you get in to the one you didn't learn on. It's sometimes tricky going back and forth between those.
I don't know how to hand-start a car engine. I don't know how to use a stick telephone (tap the handle several times to get the attention of an operator in the telephone office, then tell her who I want to call?) I barely remember seeing vacuum tube testing machines at the grocery store and don't know how to test if they are bad. My Mom stopped making clothes for us when the price of new clothes was cheaper than the price of fabric to make them at home. What about using belts for sanitary napkins, as in the original version of "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret" instead of adhesive?
"This ring, no other, is made by the Elves Who'd pawn their own mother to get it themselves.Ruler of creeper, mortal and scallop, This is a sleeper that packs quite a wallop. If broken or busted it cannot be remade. If found, send to Sorhed. (The postage is prepaid.)"
Bored Of The Rings, Harvard Lampoon