Just heard a good one today on Jalopnik.
It seems that Elizabeth B. wrote an article about her new (used) Firerbird. She is hoping to learn to drive a stick shift, which I'm sure many people don't know how to do today. Great, at least she is willing to learn. Kudos also to her not knowing how to check the oil, brake fluid level, and power steering fluid level, but willing to learn. OK, her husband, who is away, walked her though all those things, and they seemed to manage fine, except for the part about opening the brake fluid reservoir, but hey, they managed.
The part that bothered me was that her husband had her looking for a dipstick to check the transmission fluid.
OK, OK, I could be wrong here, but when was the last time you heard of a transmission dipstick UNDER THE HOOD to check the trans fluid level....ON A MANUAL TRANS CAR?