We can put a man on the moon -- but we can't figure out a way to keep gasoline from dribbling all over our shoes every time we finish filling up? I don't get it. Can't one of you engineer-types make some kind of filter-stopper thing to fix this problem? In addition to dripping smelly fuel all over myself when I'm in a hurry, I'm sick of wasting the gas. That stuff is like gold. If we could just solve this one problem as a nation, I think we could be great again. It really shouldn't be that difficult, and you could make a lot of money. Of course, if you do get a patent for the filter-stopper thingy (we'll call it a nuzzle or something catchy like that), then I'm going to need a cut. This is kind of like when Navin Johnson temporarily saved the world from slipping eyeglasses by coming up with the idea for a nose brake with a handle. The guy who produced the product and made millions eventually gave Navin his cut. That's all I'm asking for.
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Yeah, but remember what happened to Navin. Not good.