# If you had use of your Daddy's T-bird, where would you cruise to? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773 "2016-05-03T13:05:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/1 "2016-05-03T13:05:30Z")
I like to have fun fun fun as much as anyone else but you’ve got to play the long game. I’d go to the library just like I told my old man that I would and I’d come home right afterward. I’d keep this up for a few months throughout the school year, building up trust. Then I’d maybe stop at the hamburger stand on my way to the library. By Spring Break, my Daddy would trust me completely and I could then take the T-bird anywhere I wanted and he’d be none the wiser. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/2 "2016-05-03T13:09:43Z")
I dunno, but I’d take Long Tall Sally with me. She’s _built_ for speed. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/3 "2016-05-03T13:10:12Z")
Screw that, I’m making a beeline for Surf City. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/4 "2016-05-03T13:32:31Z")
Pssssshaw. Nobody gonna take my car; I’m gonna race it to the ground. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/5 "2016-05-03T13:37:30Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Pssssshaw. Nobody gonna take my car; I’m gonna race it to the ground. You make the Indy 500 look like a Roman chariot race. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/6 "2016-05-03T13:46:31Z")
I’d head for the sunset, ideally moving as fast as the sun. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/7 "2016-05-03T13:51:50Z")
Hey, Buddy, how can I get this car…out…of…sec…ond…gear? ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/8 "2016-05-03T13:56:29Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Screw that, I’m making a beeline for Surf City. Baby, you can drive my car. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/9 "2016-05-03T14:45:41Z")
I’d be drivin’ all night, my hands wet on the wheel. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/10 "2016-05-03T14:51:13Z")
Jesus built my car! It’s a love affair, mainly Jesus, and my hot rod! CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/11 "2016-05-03T14:59:10Z")
Who needs a T-Bird; I’ve got a Cadillac - long and dark, shiny and black. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/12 "2016-05-03T15:03:57Z")
Man, as much as I want a hamburger right now, I’d probably go to the library. I’m such a rule-follower. Plus, I do like books, and they’ve got DVDs too. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/13 "2016-05-03T15:06:18Z")
To the Love Shack. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/14 "2016-05-03T15:08:41Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > To the Love Shack. What, in that Chrysler of yours? It’s as big a whale! ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/15 "2016-05-03T15:15:32Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Who needs a T-Bird; I’ve got a Cadillac - long and dark, shiny and black. You could say I went right up to the factory and picked mine up, it’s cheaper that way. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/16 "2016-05-03T15:35:25Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Who needs a T-Bird; I’ve got a Cadillac - long and dark, shiny and black. I’ve always wondered why Springsteen has a _pink_ Cadillac. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/17 "2016-05-03T16:01:27Z")
I got a Chevy, and I’m taking it to the levee. … Damn - it’s dry! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/18 "2016-05-03T16:14:11Z")
If I only have a choice of those three destinations, I’d rather go for a ride in my Bucket T. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/19 "2016-05-03T16:48:27Z")
I’d be the blonde in the blue T-bird. I’d drive a long long way, you’d follow in your Chevrolet, and it would soon be clear, why I brought you here. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773/20 "2016-05-03T16:50:36Z")
In my dreams, it’d be a Cadillac. It’s the finest lookin’ car, that ever rolled of the line Any other car would just be wasting your time Ooh one fine day I’m gonna make a Cadillac mine [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-use-of-your-daddys-t-bird-where-would-you-cruise-to/753773.md?page=2)