JS>... If "R" is Reverse, how come "D" is FORWARD?
It's all a matter of sequence.  The first time I got into a car with an
automatic transmission, it was in:
"P" for "Prepare yourself".  I straped myself in, started the engine,
and mentally prepared myself for the experience.  Then I shifted into:
"N" for "Not yet".  I adjusted the air-conditioning, turned the radio
up, lowered the windows, and made sure my scarf was firmly tied, but
ready to fly dramatically out the window.  Then I shifted into:
"L" for "Leap".  The car, naturally, leapt forward, going faster and
faster, responding to my every whim with great accelleration.  I then
shifted into:
"D" for "Drag".  Now I was going really fast, passing everything else on
the road.  My scarf was flying out the window just like in the TV ads,
and I was really having a great time, until I shifted into:
"R" for "Race".  I must have gone really, really fast, because I left my
memory behind me.  The next thing I knew, I was in hospital, with only
the keychain and the tattered remains of my scarf.  That was one
terrific ride, I guess.
These days, I stick to stick shifts.  I may not go so fast, but at least
I remember where I've been.
()_()
 (_)  Bruce (Speed Racer) Metcalf
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