Auto Mechanic

The Jerky Boys, album 1

Title: Auto Mechanic

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Summary:

In this skit, a phone call unfolds between two individuals regarding a job at an auto mechanic shop. Voice 2, the job applicant, asserts they have seven years of experience, specifically with race cars. However, when asked about an inspection license, Voice 2 dodges the question, claiming to have all necessary qualifications.

After being directed to speak with the boss, Voice 2 continues the conversation in a confrontational manner, reiterating their extensive experience but failing to clarify certain details about their qualifications. The boss, Voice 3, invites Voice 2 for an interview, but the conversation turns aggressive when Voice 2 makes inappropriate remarks and insists on starting work immediately, assuming they’ve been hired without confirmation.

The skit humorously highlights the disconnect between the applicant’s overconfidence and lack of professionalism. Voice 2’s aggressive attitude and presumptuousness about being hired clash with the boss’s cautious and measured approach to hiring. The conversation escalates comically, ending with Voice 2 arrogantly planning to show up the next day with tools, despite not actually being hired. The absurdity lies in Voice 2’s brashness and the boss’s bewildered but somewhat tolerant responses to the applicant’s outrageous behavior.

Transcript:

0:00 Phone rings..

0:01 Voice 1: “Hello.”

0:02 Voice 2: “Yeah, Auto Mechanic?”

0:04 Voice 1: “Yeah.”

0:05 Voice 2: “Lookin’ for a job.”

0:06 Voice 1: “Huh?”

0:07 Voice 2: “I’m lookin’ for a job.”

0:09 Voice 1: “Okay. Have you have no experience?”

0:11 Voice 2: “Yeah, seven years.”

0:12 Voice 1: “Seven year?”

0:13 Voice 2: “Yeah. I work on race cars.”

0:15 Voice 1: “You have an inspection license?”

0:17 Voice 2: “I work on race cars.”

0:18 Voice 1: “Okay. You have inspection license?”

0:21 Voice 2: “Special what?”

0:22 Voice 1: “Inspection license. You are inspect…”

0:24 Voice 2: “Oh, inspection. Sure, I have all that shit tough guy.”

0:27 Voice 1: “Okay. Talk to my boss.”

0:29 Voice 2: “Right.”

0:30 Voice 1: “Okay?”

0:31 Voice 2: “Yeah.”

0:31 Voice 1: “And tell him everything. You have seven year experience.”

0:34 Voice 2: “Put your boss on. I’ll talk to ’im.”

0:36 Voice 3: “Hello.”

0:37 Voice 2: “Yeah.”

0:37 Voice 3: “Yeah, may I help you?”

0:38 Voice 2: “Called about the job.”

0:40 Voice 3: “What do you mean what about the job? Are you applyin’ for a job?”

0:42 Voice 2: “That’s right tough guy.”

0:44 Voice 3: “Yeah.”

0:44 Voice 2: “Yeah. I work on race cars.”

0:47 Voice 3: “Excuse me.”

0:48 Voice 2: “I worked on race cars for 18 years.”

0:50 Voice 3: “On race cars?”

0:51 Voice 2: “Yes.”

0:52 Voice 3: “You have in your experience inspection license?”

0:54 Voice 2: “Yes, I do.”

0:55 Voice 3: “Alright. Where you workin’ now?”

0:58 Voice 2: “Well, right now I just had to leave an old job because of differences wid my fuckin’ boss.”

1:02 Voice 3: “Huh?”

1:03 Voice 2: “I had problems wid my boss.”

1:05 Voice 3: “You had problems with your boss?”

1:06 Voice 2: “Right.”

1:07 Voice 3: “Uh-huh. Well, I tell you what. You can come down and see me tomorrow.”

1:11: Voice 2: “Yeah, huh? Should I bring my fuckin’ tools?”

1:15 Voice 3: “Excuse me.”

1:16 Voice 2: “Should I bring my toolbox?”

1:17 Voice 3: “[Inaudible 01:17]… I tell what. Call me tomorrow.”

1:20 Voice 2: “Call you when?”

1:21 Voice 3: “Excuse me.”

1:23 Voice 2: “Call you when?”

1:24 Voice 3: “Call me tomorrow. I don’t think you can talk like that. You know you don’t have to call me and talk to me like that.”

1:28 Voice 2: “Alright. Listen, I’ll tell you what I’ll do. I’ll come down with my tools tomorrow. I start work tomorrow.”

1:33 Voice 3: “You want to come down and start work tomorrow?”

1:35 Voice 2: “Yes or no?”

1:36 Voice 3: “I got… oh, wait a minute. I gotta hire you first, guy.”

1:40 Voice 2: “Well, I’m the best.”

1:41 Voice 3: “You’re the best?”

1:42 Voice 2: “That’s right.”

1:43 Voice 3: “Okay.”

1:44 Voice 2: “I’m serious.”

1:45 Voice 3: “I know.”

1:46 Voice 2: “I’ll work circles around ya. I’ll wrap your fuckin’ head in with a ratchet!”

1:50 Voice 3: “Huh?”

1:51 Voice 2: “Ahh and you don’t have anybody down there work like me.”

1:53 Voice 3: “Oh yeah!”

1:54 Voice 2: “That’s right.”

1:55 Voice 3: “Okay.”

1:56 Voice 2: “Okay?

1:56 Voice 3: “Alright.”

1:56 Voice 2: “So I’ll see you tomorrow with my tools, fuck face.”  

Jerky Boys Auto Mechanic

The skit revolves around a comical phone conversation between two individuals, one presumably seeking a job as an auto mechanic and the other representing the potential employer. The job seeker claims extensive experience working on race cars for seven to eighteen years, but their demeanor and language create a humorous contrast to the professional setting.

Despite the job applicant’s boastful claims of expertise, the conversation reveals their lack of an inspection license, leading to confusion and miscommunication. The potential employer attempts to arrange an interview or meeting to discuss the job opportunity, but the applicant’s aggressive and unprofessional language complicates matters.

The humor derives from the contrast between the job seeker’s exaggerated confidence in their abilities and their inability to navigate the conversation professionally. The skit showcases a mismatch between the applicant’s bravado and the reality of their qualifications, resulting in a comedic and absurd interaction.