Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Car Previously Owned by Orthodontist Brock Obama

http://www.nypost.com/seven/12122008/news/nationalnews/os_100g_car_on_ebay_143835.htm

Please click on above link in order to understand today's Seinfeld moment. What the article does not disclose is that the ebay listing of Obama's car was placed by one George Costanza (the Tim O'Boyle mentioned in the article is a pseudonym). Mr. Costanza had previously listed a car on ebay owned by periodontist John Voight using yet another pseudonym (Arthur Vandelay). However, the listing had to be retracted when the vehicle was destroyed in a fire.

Episode 94 - The Mom & Pop Store

Opening scene - George looking at cars at a used car lot, checking out an '89 Volvo.

CAR SALESMAN: George, are you sure I can't show you any other cars?
GEORGE: I don't think so, Vic. I've done my homework. '89 Volvo, that's the car for me, it's the one I want.
SALESMAN: I got a LeBaron convertible right here.
GEORGE (chuckles): N.I. - Not interested.
SALESMAN: It's got a few more miles on it, but the previous owner was John Voight.
GEORGE (suddenly interested): Jon Voight?

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