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Puzzler Answer: The minister, the doctor and the plumber

RAY: Hi, we're back. You're listening to Car Talk with us, Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers, and we're here to talk about cars, car repair and the answer to last week's puzzler. Are you listening?

TOM: No, I was actually reading mail, but you go ahead.

RAY: An off-duty policeman is working as a night watchman in an office building. He's making his rounds and he comes upon a closed door. Behind the door, he hears voices -- raised voices -- an argument seems to be taking place. He hears someone say: no, Frank, no. Don't do it, Frank, no! Followed by three gun shots; Bang, Bang, Bang. And a thud. The night watchman, AKA policeman, barges through the door and finds the following: a dead guy on the floor, not breathing; a smoking gun, also on the floor; and three people in the room, alive and breathing. A minister, a doctor, and a plumber. He walks over to the minister and arrests him. How did he know the minister did it? And they didn't have one of those badges that say, Hi, My Name is Frank.

TOM: Have a nice day...

RAY: With a smiley face.

RAY: The answer is, only one of them could have been named Frank, because the other two, the plumber and the doctor, were women.

TOM: I was married to a Frank, once.

RAY: Don't go there. Who's our winner this week, Tommy?

TOM: Our winner today is Frank -- Mrs. Frank -- No, our winner is Robert Mandela. And for having his answer selected at random from among those thousands of correct answers that we got this week, Robert is going to get the usual; a twenty-five dollar gift certificate to the Car Talk Shameless Commerce Division. And what a great gift this is.

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