How do you spell "idiot"?

I spell it b-a-m-a-c-u-d-a! I am getting ready to fire my rebuilt motor. Put coolant and water in, and i have a drip at the bottom hose. No problem, I will put a pan under there and just pour back it in if it leaks too fast, but it is only a drip. Then I proceed to add the tranny fluid, between songs i hear a trickling sound and I figure it's just the radiator hose leak. After 5 quarts of $6 fluid, I then see the red puddle flowing out from the other side of the car. Seems I forgot to inset and turn the shifter cable (65 model 904) and now $30 of trans fluid plus $5 of absorbent is all over the floor.

The real kicker is years ago I authored a newsletter for the local Mopar club, Pentastar South. I did a cartoon that featured two not-so-bright characters, Henry and Bubba a mustang and camaro guy. In one episode, Bubba was puzzled as was Henry as to why after adding10 quarts of oil to the mustang that it still didn't show up on the dipstick. As the viewer, you could see the big puddle of oil and the oil pan plug under the car.

At least I didn't put twice the capacity... :-k