NickV–Ford made the Probe at the same time Chevrolet made the Celebrity, leading Jay Leno to remark that accident reports were starting to look like Hollywood scandal sheets–Celebrity Gets Probe In Rear!
And how would you like to hear this from your date: “I’ll pick you up at eight. I’ll bring my Probe…”
3 guys were talking in a bar about their cars, and 1 of them says “I have the perfect car for my job, I’m a cowboy and I drive a Mustang”. The second guy says, “check this out - I’m an optometrist, and I drive a Focus”. Theird guys says, “I can beat you both - I’m a proctologist, and I drive a brown Probe”!
Isn’t Winky an orphan? (Maybe Killbot got them and that’s why Dr. Mel has taken him under his wing.)
For me, the Ford Probe brand name evoked (as it was meant to) the idea of “space probe” (due to its allegedly high-tech appearance and concept), not “brain probe”, “rectal probe”, or any other kind of bodily “probe”. Apparently my mind is on a higher plane than average around here. :P
(For that matter, there was a made-for-TV movie called Probe which was turned into a TV series called Search. I had to admit at the time - and I was still quite young then - that the switch was a good decision.)
“Probe” on Wikipedia (see in particular the article on the car):
margueritem almost 15 years ago
Whoa…!
wndrwrthg almost 15 years ago
Well, at least it is the brain probe.
Rakkav almost 15 years ago
Probably the one with the brain probe, since you can’t remember it. ;)
zero almost 15 years ago
@wndrwrthg— Brain is the target. But ( obvious pun spelling deleted )point of entry for probe is another story….
HeckleMeElmo almost 15 years ago
I’m guessing the original draft didn’t make it past the editors….
mrsullenbeauty almost 15 years ago
Remove gray matter, ha ha!
wicky almost 15 years ago
Which one has the spleen?
TheDOCTOR almost 15 years ago
Next card “INSERT Ana—–” Oooh Lunch bell!
shewith5 almost 15 years ago
Potato, pot-ahto
Digital Frog almost 15 years ago
at least it wasn’t: “insert Ford Probe”….
KenyarJad almost 15 years ago
DigitalFrog - Ford actually makes/made a car called the Probe? Wow, talk about your marketing mistakes.
puddleglum1066 almost 15 years ago
NickV–Ford made the Probe at the same time Chevrolet made the Celebrity, leading Jay Leno to remark that accident reports were starting to look like Hollywood scandal sheets–Celebrity Gets Probe In Rear!
And how would you like to hear this from your date: “I’ll pick you up at eight. I’ll bring my Probe…”
Sherlock Watson almost 15 years ago
Tonight on Newsline, we begin our in-depth analysis of probing. We’re going to dig deep and bring you the straight poop, no ifs, ands or buts.
Sphincter!
(That last bit is from “Family Guy.”)
Digital Frog almost 15 years ago
3 guys were talking in a bar about their cars, and 1 of them says “I have the perfect car for my job, I’m a cowboy and I drive a Mustang”. The second guy says, “check this out - I’m an optometrist, and I drive a Focus”. Theird guys says, “I can beat you both - I’m a proctologist, and I drive a brown Probe”!
Trebor39 almost 15 years ago
The aliens are confused. Proctologists beware!
drtom01 almost 15 years ago
Where are Winky’s parents and please tell me it’s not Dr. Mel.
Rakkav almost 15 years ago
Isn’t Winky an orphan? (Maybe Killbot got them and that’s why Dr. Mel has taken him under his wing.)
For me, the Ford Probe brand name evoked (as it was meant to) the idea of “space probe” (due to its allegedly high-tech appearance and concept), not “brain probe”, “rectal probe”, or any other kind of bodily “probe”. Apparently my mind is on a higher plane than average around here. :P
(For that matter, there was a made-for-TV movie called Probe which was turned into a TV series called Search. I had to admit at the time - and I was still quite young then - that the switch was a good decision.)
“Probe” on Wikipedia (see in particular the article on the car):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probe
David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatItHasUs over 5 years ago
“We’re gonna need a smaller probe.”