#363 Self-Design Faults in the Volvo 760 Turbo: A Manual
There are many different kinds of humor, but for the sake of
this story, lets say there are only two. There is the kind of humor where
something is funny and you laugh, physically, verbally, noticeably, etc. Then
there is the type of humor where you cerebrally recognize something is funny,
don’t actually laugh and say something like: “Hey, that clever.” Will Self
writes this second type of humor. I sometimes find it clever, but never actually
laugh out loud.
This is written as a car safety manual, containing sections
headed: “instruments and Controls,” “Body and Interior,” “Starting and
Driving,” “Wheel and Tyres.” What it really is a manifesto for urban adultery.
Bill is trying to rationalize his infidelity and like the ego/id-driven male
archetype, he connects sex with automobiles. See? Clever!
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