The car

A while back Family Feud started doling out new cars to five-time winners. This has produced lots of lively pictures of joyous families claiming their shiny automobiles.

Ah, the new car. It seems like the holy grail of the game show kingdom. It's better than money, even better than a year's supply of Rice-a-Roni. Something about the lure of the open road, or the smell of a brand new auto, sends game show contestants into the seventh heaven of vehicle acquisition.

Which is a little weird when I think about it. After all, lots of taxes will fall due on that new car. And money can buy anything, including a car, if you win enough of it. But the gleam of a new machine does catch the eye, doesn't it?

One of these days I may indulge in a brand new car myself. But probably not. I've always bought used cars to save pennies. And I don't expect to luck into a new car on any game show. But congratulations to all the happy contestants who have better luck than me.