If you’re driving an 18-wheeler and want to warn fellow truckers about a piece of blown tire lying in the middle of the road, you’d tell them to watch out for the alligator. Come to think of it, the crocodilian reptile and the rubber remnant do share a passing resemblance. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Highway Alligators”
Say you’re driving down the highway and on the side of the road you see a piece of blown tire.
Now you could say there’s a piece of blown tire.
But if you’re a truck driver, you’re likely to call it a what?
An alligator.
Exactly. I love that term, alligator.
It’s got the back that looks like the back of an alligator.
It’s long. It’s about the same shape.
When a big tire blows out, it’s pretty long.
Yeah, especially if you’re driving in Florida.
Makes perfect sense.
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