Volkswagon

If Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagen, he'd be President today!

If Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagen, he'd be President today! It floats.

The way our body is built, we'd be surprised if it didn't. The sheet of flat steel that goes underneath every Volkswagen keeps out water, as well as dirt and salt and other nasty things that can eat away at the underside of a car. So it's watertight at the bottom. And everybody knows it's easier to shut the door on a Volkswagen after you've rolled down the window a little.

That proves it's practically airtight on top. If it was a boat, we could call it the Water Bug. But it's not a boat, it's a car.

And, like Mary Jo Kopechne, it's only 99 and 44/100 percent pure. So it won't stay afloat forever. Just long enough. Poor Teddy. If he'd been smart enough to buy a Volkswagen, he never would have gotten into hot water.

--Volskwagen "National Lampoon Ad Parody" from the 70's.

Yes, it's a parody. The genius (one wonders if P.J. O'Rourke had a hand in this) is that it could be a real ad.