Back in '73, I was studying law and there was a lovely couple who were a husband and wife team, He was a professor of torts, she of wills and trusts.

They'd just acquired a spanking new 280SEL Mercedes, and what a lovely car it was, as breath taking as the dark blue '71 350SE cabrio the contracts professor drove.

One night she came running back into the class room, and told her husband "Come quick, something is wrong with the car, it won't drive properly".

He went out to the parking lot with her and saw the new 280SEL had a flat tire. He said, "Honey. the car has a flat tire."

She said, "No it doesn't". He said, "Yes it does, it's flat"

She again, said: "No, it doesn't"

He said, "The tire is flat, I will show you" He took his wife over to the car and said, "Look at it, the tire is flat"

She wailed, "HOW COULD IT HAVE A FLAT TIRE? IT'S A NEW car!!!"

True story, I swear.

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