Herbie: My new car has this really cool feature. They call it a dome light.
Alice: What?
Herbie: Dome light. It’s inside the car, see, right above your head, and it turns on automatically when you open the door. It’s a great idea. Every car should have one.
Alice: They do.
Herbie: See? Someone is paying attention to me already.
Alice: What a whiz. You should start playing the stock market.
Herbie: Why didn’t I think of that? I should buy a few shares of Ford.
Alice: Or you could just open and close the car door and enjoy the show.
Herbie: Oh come on, don’t be that way. What’s the stock symbol for Ford?
Alice: Could it start with an F? Just a thought.
Herbie: Whoa! What is this lever about? I think I just opened the hood.
Alice: Yep. You really know how to impress a girl. Do it again.
Herbie: But the hood’s already open. Never mind, I’ll just go out and close it again.
[Herbie opens the door and the dome light goes on.]
Herbie: Damn, that’s cool! Does your car do this?
Alice: [Sighs.] It does, Herbie.
Herbie: Do you have a Ford too?
Alice: Herbie, I’m cold, why don’t you get back into the car?
Herbie: But the hood is open.
Alice: Herbie…
Herbie: Yes.
Alice: Close the door, Herbie. It’s cold in here.
Herbie: OK.
[Herbie closes the door and the dome light goes out.]
Herbie: It’s dark in here.
Alice: That’s right, the way it should be. Now warm me up.
Herbie: Damn, what a great invention.

Why are my imaginary hand-puppets characters in this strange tale!