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Work doesn’t always suck. There’s the days where you and your compatriots have to dive back to the far end of the parts racks so that the customers don’t hear the laughter. There are the days where that one uptight pain in the ass wins the customer lottery and draws the “sweaty, no-shirt Cajun guy” card and you’re biting through your tongue to not laugh out loud. There’s the days where one guy walks around with a broom cocked back like he’s about to bash one out of the park at Wrigley Field because there’s a fly in the building that is seriously bothering him. All fun, all good…the more laughs at work, the better. Those are the days where it’s not too bad at work, the days where you almost like the place. Almost.

One great source of humor you can find in the shop? Just look at the part numbers. See below:

Ah, the classic, Fel-Pro p/n 35643. Call your local parts store and ask them to explain the shape of the Toyota Tacoma’s water pump to make sure that you are getting the correct part. Apparently the same can be said for a Nissan RB-series engine as well. Okay, that’s a basic laugh, but there’s more. Moving on…

This one is my personal favorite, grape-scented rear-end lube. WAIT…I meant “rear axle lubricant”. Don’t go where I think your mind went. GM actually sells this, so the rear end of your Tahoe will have a great smell after you work it to death. Nobody has ever been able to give me a straight answer as to why the grape scent, but at least it doesn’t smell like most other gear oils…you know, like some college kid’s bathroom after his first time getting blacked-out drunk while eating at a Indian restaurant.You’ll have to look carefully to find the hexadecimal calibration code for these commonrail diesel injectors. The one on the right is one thing…the other is an activity I wish more people would attempt before they come into the store on those hot, muggy afternoons. Calibrate that.

I…I’m not saying one word. Moving on…these next few gems are all from the same source: Nissan. Did nobody notice these products at all? Not one person picked up a box for quality control, looked at the box, and had a laugh? Yeah, there’s maturity, but c’mon…nobody looked at that and thought about getting some buffalo chicken strips for lunch, now did they?

From the land of awkward moments with the customers over restoration parts for an older Skyline…