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Driver's
Ed
"Well
it's obvious, ain't it?" BA said. "I'm the best driver of
the four of us. No argument."
Murdock seemed to
think it was arguable. "I happen to think I'm a pretty good
driver."
"You're a pretty crazy driver. An' I don't
care how many times you saw Cannonball Run, fool."
"Okay,
so maybe I'm not quite as good as you. Not my fault. I feel limited
in two dimensions. I keep wanting to climb, or dive."
"That
why you dove my van off that dock?" BA asked then gave
Hannibal a dirty look. "Least you did it by
accident…"
"I'm not one to boast," Face
lied. "But anyone who's seen me handle that 'vette has a good
idea of who the best driver around here is."
BA snorted.
"That thing didn't catch my van even when it weren't me
driving."
"And I wasn't driving the Corvette. If I
had been…"
"If you had been you'd have slowed
down to schmooze some girl and lost sight of the van before the first
corner." BA smirked.
"Well I wasn't driving.
Hannibal was. Anything to add, Colonel?"
"Only that
I was driving while you boys were in diapers."
"Do
tractors count?" Murdock asked. Hannibal ignored that.
"So
my experience obviously puts me ahead."
"Your vast
experience helped you roll that Lone Star cab onto its roof,
huh?"
"Positioned just right to absorb the impact of
the one you crashed, saving you and your fare from possible serious
injury."
"Don't even try and pull that!" Face
protested. "No way did you…"
Sirens. Much too
close for comfort. BA floored the accelerator and the van took off so
fast that Murdock's desire to climb was very nearly fulfilled.
"So,
you was saying… who's the best driver?
"You!"
BA
smiled at the chorus. "Darn straight."
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