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Saturday, April 3. 2010

Turbo encabulator

Several years ago, Rockwell International decided to get into the heavy duty transmission business.  They were getting ready to tape a first introduction video, so, as a warm up and sound-check, the professional narrator began ad-libbing what has become a legend within the trucking industry.  This man should have won an Emmy for his stellar performance.  Now remember this is strictly off the cuff, nothing is written down.


Talk about a Gift of Gab.


President Obama and the Democrats in Congress should have hired him to explain their version of health care reform to the American people.




Posted by Gwynnie in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 11:30 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (2)

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It's a mistake to drop in actual technical terms, which provide unwanted semantic anchors.
#1 rhhardin (Link) on 2010-04-03 11:48 (Reply)
Apparently the Turbo/Retro-encabulator has a long history:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboencabulator
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,886972,00.html
#2 William O. B'Livion on 2010-04-03 12:06 (Reply)
Lewis Carroll's chest is bursting with pride.
#3 Dr. Mercury (Link) on 2010-04-03 12:36 (Reply)
Could be a good spokesman for globalistical warmening too.
#4 BD on 2010-04-03 13:23 (Reply)
The updated Rockwell version (1997) is even more of a hoot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXJKdh1KZ0w
#5 Steven M on 2010-04-03 13:46 (Reply)
You mean to tell me that none of that is real?...

And to think - I was really looking forward to seeing that "...drawn reciprocation dingle-arm..." in action...

Puts me in mind of a fella I knew years ago who would begin a conversation with a stranger, then, while talking, he would simply "drop out" - i.e., not voice - every fourth or fifth syllable of what he was saying to them. They would, of course, begin to lean closer, concentrating and trying to understand just what he was saying. Amusing, though I've no idea just how he managed to do it.
#6 J.S.Bridges on 2010-04-03 22:05 (Reply)
Check YouTube for many versions, including an animation (not as funny) and a bibliography of 72 versions.

The ones from Chrysler include pretty funny service instructions for the Turbo Encabulator in the style of inservice videos for service technicians.
#7 George D (Link) on 2010-04-26 09:56 (Reply)

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