Can you solve this week's puzzler?

View in browser » The Racing Car Time for the new puzzler, a very automotive puzzler for you all today. A customer came into the garage years ago, a long time ago. He was complaining that his car was racing.  He said, "It races like heck in the morning and even later on after I've driven it a while, it continues to race. Could you take a look at it?" So we said, "Yes, of course." So he leaves the car with us and he goes off to earn the money he's going to have to make to pay us to fix it... And he returns later in the day and someone hands him his repair order that says the car is all fixed. And the repair bill is for a very small amount. Very small. The amount was less than $50. Which is very low as repair bills go, as we all know.  They handed him the repair bill, he looks at it and then says, "Well, what did they do to the car??"  And the mechanic says, "Well, it says here that they adjusted and cleaned your choke." And the guy says, "Oh, okay." And he happily paid the bill. But then, as he was walking out the door, he turns around and says, "Hey, wait a minute. My car has fuel injection!" And the mechanic looks at the slip and goes, "Oh it does? Ooops!" So, the question is, what happened? Who screwed up here? Good luck. Answer the Puzzler » Remember last week's puzzler? 7,8,9, and 10 This was one my brother liked. Not automotive in nature, but very interesting. Here we go.  As many of our listeners and fans know, the Latin words for 7,8,9, and 10 are the route words in the English language for the months of September, October, November, and December. Septem - September Octo - October Novem - November Decem - December Now, since these months start with Latin words that literally mean 7, 8, 9, and 10, you would think that these months would be the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th month of the year.  But they are not. They are the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th months.  September - Sept means 7, but this is the 9th month. October - Octo means 8, but this is the 10th month. November - Novem means 9, but this is the 11th month. December - Decem means 10, but this is the 12th month. So here is the puzzler for today.  Why are these months not the 7, 8, 9, and 10th months in our calendar, since the words they are based on literally mean 7, 8, 9, and 10? Good luck. Find out here » Congratulations to this week's puzzler winner:  David Whitney Congratulations! This correct answer was chosen at random by our Web Lackeys. Cartalk.com Community This Week's Show Podcast Add to address book Unsubscribe from list Email preferences Shameless Commerce Care of WBUR, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Contents © 2023, Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe.

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Can you solve this week's puzzler?

View in browser » 7,8,9, and 10 New puzzler time. This one is quick. This was one my brother liked. Not automotive in nature, but very interesting. Here we go.  As many of our listeners and fans know, the Latin words for 7,8,9, and 10 are the route words in the English language for the months of September, October, November, and December. Septem - September Octo - October Novem - November Decem - December Now, since these months start with Latin words that literally mean 7, 8, 9, and 10, you would think that these months would be the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th month of the year.  But they are not. They are the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th months.  September - Sept means 7, but this is the 9th month. October - Octo means 8, but this is the 10th month. November - Novem means 9, but this is the 11th month. December - Decem means 10, but this is the 12th month. So here is the puzzler for today.  Why are these months not the 7, 8, 9, and 10th months in our calendar, since the words they are based on literally mean 7, 8, 9, and 10? Good luck. Answer the Puzzler » Remember last week's puzzler? The Last Carburetor This is about automotive history, sort of.  There have been a lot of changes recently in the ways cars are built. These days, there are so many changes! Onboard computers and cameras, advanced safety technology, and EV engines... So many changes.  But there have been many changes throughout history too. Back in the 1990s, the new cars then had many changes from the cars of the '60s, '70s, and '80s. Advancements in the industry are ongoing, of course. But back then, new cars in the 90s were beginning to be made without something that the cars in the years before then all had. And that was a carburetor. Right about the early 1990s the car companies started moving away from carburetors. They stopped putting them in new cars at that time.  So here is the historical automotive puzzler question.  Which car company is the last manufacturer to use carburetors? Who was the last hold out, and who took the longest to abandon the use of the carburetor? Good luck. Find out here » Congratulations to this week's puzzler winner: elimdiv /  Ron Gori Congratulations! This correct answer was chosen at random by our Web Lackeys. Cartalk.com Community This Week's Show Podcast Add to address book Unsubscribe from list Email preferences Shameless Commerce Care of WBUR, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Contents © 2023, Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe.

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