Thread: Non impediti ratione cogitationis

Yeah, I've been listening to the show for roughly the past decade and it's got to be one of the most loved ones on NPR. With 30 years of it even the current reruns are 'new'.

However, even they didn't know who is Click and who is Clack, but we all know for certain that neither of them would ever be caught driving like his brother, so best leave the Click-Clack unassigned

I just listened to their CD of the best stories. Having listened to them on Saturday for many years I do miss this show.

The "bets" of the callers were usually hilarious.

Dave

Originally Posted by gugi

However, even they didn't know who is Click and who is Clack, but we all know for certain that neither of them would ever be caught driving like his brother, so best leave the Click-Clack unassigned

They let the cat out of the bag in a commencement speech at MIT in the late 90s.

EDIT: I only discovered this yesterday when watching some clips posted (I think) to the car talk blog. In the speech he read some letters from the president of MIT explaining why they could not speak at the ceremony. In the letters, Click and Clack were identified, and Tom's comment was "Now you know." He also introduced his theory of reverse reincarnation to the grads of MIT. In a nutshell he recognized that as happiness increased along with stupidity, and since the reward for a life well lived should be increased happiness, it follows that that reward should be to be reincarnated as a more stupid being. I.e. human -> dog -> cow -> worm ->grass

My Saturdays all started with a smile when Click & Clack were on. I don't think I ever missed a show.
One of my many favorite's of their close each week.

"The law firm of Dewey Cheetum and Howe"

RIP Tom and thanks for all the laughs
: )

RIP-I have enjoyed their show on many Saturday mornings.

Just finished listening to Terry Gross' PBS radio show Fresh Air. She replayed her 2001 interview with Tom and Ray. It was a great interview and if you get the chance to listen to it do yourself the favor.
She also had yesterday's contact with the shows longtime producer and asked him how the brothers managed to always be so funny on their show from start to finish. He said that they were always that way both on the air and off said he always felt honored to have come to know them. He had talked to Tom as late as last week and said that for someone like Tom to have lost his mind to alzheimers was an obsenity.

Here's the link to the NPR's episode of Fresh Air that Bob mentions above:
Fresh Air for November 4, 2014 : NPR

Today's show was a tribute to the late great Tom. I'm enjoying it now as I type this.

http://www.cartalk.com/content/1445-tommy-riposa-pace

Thanks for the heads up. I just tuned it in. : )