That strip of snow that you can’t quite reach down the middle of your car roof? That’s a carhawk, since it looks like a mohawk of snow. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Carhawk”
What do you call it when you’re cleaning the snow off a car and your arms can’t quite reach and there’s this strip of snow left in the middle?
Oh, that’s fantastic. I never thought about that. Is it agnistis?
No. What’s that? I was thinking car hawk, but what are you talking about?
Agnistis. It’s the word for that place on your back that you can’t reach to scratch.
I can reach my whole back.
I can totally reach my whole back.
I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Yeah, very limber.
That’s a better word for it, but I don’t think most people are going to know that.
But if I said there was a car hawk left on my car, you’d probably figure that one out.
Oh, a car hawk.
That’s even better.
Yeah, mohawk on your car.
No, that’s better.
Yeah, this drip of snow that you just can’t quite reach.
It’s fantastic.
And you drive anyway, and a cup falls off on the freeway.
Yeah, right, right.
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