MAN BUILDS
COMBINATION CAR, BOAT AND PLANE
“I enjoy travelling,” explained “Spike” Willard, as he
demonstrated the merits of his new vehicle for the media
earlier today. “I found that it was inconvenient for me
to have to switch from one vehicle to the other during
my trips, therefore I decided to create a vehicle that
would serve me in all capacities.”
When asked what he had decided to call his new vehicle,
Mr. Willard was hesitant. “I am torn between carbone,
bocapla and plarat,” he explained. “I also plan to build
in some of the qualities of a hover craft at some point,
in order to avoid having to pay parking expenses.”
Mr Willard's strange car - with it's
multi-spike wings extended. One concern is the poor
visibility due to the forward wings obscuring the
windscreen.
Mr. Willard demonstrated how the wings of the vehicle
could be made to retract and fold themselves against the
sides in such a way that they would not interfere with
other vehicles when travelling along the highway. He
also pointed out the plantoons, which could be lowered
in order to allow the vehicle to float on water and the
way in which the wheels could be folded against the
bottom of the vehicle when not in use.
“I also plan to build some sort of a play room to be
attached to the top of the vehicle,” he continued. “In
order to provide a special place when I have children
along on the trip in order to avoid what we might term
the “are we there yet syndrome”.
When asked about plans for upcoming trips, Mr. Willard
shared that he was planning to make a trip around the
world in the not too distant future. “I want to
experience all of the Disney parks or whatever the
proper name for them might be,” he shared.
“Will you and your family be able to live right on the
vehicle or will you have to stop at hotels and
restaurants and such?” asked one media representative.
Mr. Willard was speechless for a moment, as he appeared
to be deep in thought. His eyes became glazed, then
began to take on what can only be termed a fanatical
gleam. “Eureka!” he screamed. “That’s it! I have found
it! A tracaboane, that’s what I’ll build. A combination
trailer, car, boat and plane. A tracaboane!!” He turned
from the media and began to rip his newly finished
vehicle apart. “Tracaboane, tracaboane,” he muttered to
himself as he threw the pieces of the rapidly being
dissembled vehicle into separate piles.
The members of the media, moved quickly away to avoid
being hit by flying pieces. “The man’s a genius,” said
one, as they watched Mr. Willard at work from what they
considered to be a safe and respectful distance. “That
should be some vehicle when he gets it finished. It will
be all travelling vehicles in one.”
“Not quite,” replied another as they watched Mr. Willard
begin to rebuild his vehicle with other parts included.
“He hasn’t thought about submarines and spaceships.”
They watched as suddenly Mr. Willard stopped working and
began once again to take apart his vehicle. “Spasutracaboane,”
they heard him shout. “Spasutracaboane.”
The latest report was that Mr. Willard and his family
are now planning a trip around the universe. Mr. Willard
has assured members of the media that he will soon have
his vehicle ready for a new media demonstration.
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