Abbott and Costello: What’s the COT? What’s the Other COT

By Greg EngleContact

If Abbott and Costello were around today, I think my two favorite all time comedians might talk about the Car of Tomorrow like this.

Abbott: Well Costello as you know I’ll be going to Bristol with you. The newspaper wanted me to go along since you don’t know a lot about NASCAR and this is after all a very important weekend, this is the weekend that the Car of Tomorrow debuts.

Costello: And I’m sure you know all about that don’t you?

Abbott: I certainly do.

Costello: So you’re right, I really don’t know much about this, what did you call it?

Abbott: The ‘Car of Tomorrow’, the COT as some are calling it.

Costello: A COT ? Isn’t that something you sleep on?

Abbott: No absolutely not. You don’t sleep on it, you drive it, or in this case you race it.

Costello: How can you race a COT?

Abbott: Well it’s like this. Right now, the COT is just that, the Car of Tomorrow, but this Sunday it will become the Car of Today, or the other COT.

Costello: Wait a minute, what are these guys racing Sunday?
Abbott: A COT.

Costello: But come Sunday it won’t be the COT anymore, it will be…

Abbott: Exactly, it will become the other COT.

Costello: So this Sunday they drive?

Abbott: The COT

Costello: And on Monday?

Abbott: Well now on Monday, no one races, unless it rains.

Costello: Ah Ha! So tell me then, if it rains what will they race on Monday?

Abbott: A COT. Of course right now, it’s the COT, come Monday it will be the other COT.

Costello: BUT which one and Why can’t anyone SLEEP on it!

Abbott: Because as I explained quite clearly a moment ago, this is a COT, it has new safety features, a bigger greenhouse…

Costello: Wait a minute…since when is it dangerous to SLEEP and how can this COT have a GREENHOUSE!

Abbott: Why simple, the greenhouse is where the driver sits.

Costello:But you don’t sit on a COT, you…oh never mind. Let’s start again. This Sunday they will be racing …

Abbott: The COT

Costello: Ok, but right come Sunday it will be called

Abbott: The other COT

Costello: and Monday they will call it a…

Abbott: The other COT

Costello: There you go trying to put them to SLEEP again!

Abbott: Of course not they all have nice motor homes for that.

Costello: Ok, ok, ok…. So if I was a NASCAR driver, I’d be racing a COT Sunday”

Abbott: Exactly.

Costello: But come Sunday, it won’t be that COT, but the OTHER COT?

Abbott: Absolutely. Now you’re getting it.

Costello: No I’m NOT! Ok…let’s try this. I know enough about NASCAR to know that someone will win the pole, right?

Abbott: Exactly.

Costello: This guy who wins the pole, he will race a…?

Abbott: Right now a COT.

Costello: But Sunday when he starts on the pole he will race….

Abbott: The other COT. That’s on Sunday of course; today it’s the COT.

Costello: You SAY it again I’ll BREAK your ARM! Now some of these guys will race on Saturday to right?

Abbott: Why yes, yes they will…

Costello: So will they be racing the COT or the OTHER COT?

Abbott: Neither, they’ll be racing the ‘Car Of Right Now’…or the CORN.

Costello: NOW I know what that greenhouse is for! It’s to grow the CORN!

Abbott: Well I wouldn’t say that…

Costello: Here take this notebook…

Abbott: Why?

Costello: Because I’m heading to Spring Training to cover baseball, it’s a lot less confusing!

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