Regarding Lyric of 'Teenage Dad on his Estate'

[Tingle]

"He's happy, so leave him alone
With his Jensen Interceptor
It's just a runaround"

What's all that about eh? Why a Jensen Interceptor? Surely it should be 'Runabout' rather than 'runaround'? As we know a Jensen is a very classy, classic car much beloved of football players and popstars of the 1970-1975 era -not the sort of car to nip down to the shops in. That sort of a car is a 'runabout' eg a Nissan Micra or a Vauxhall Nova.

That's what I'd ask Mozzer.

I like the sound and I think the sentiment of the song. It's challenging me. But then the Jensen thing is bugging me too.

 

[shamefaced]

Just googled it and there are 306,000 entries for runaround car and 99,600 for runabout car. That's worldwide. From UK pages the ratio is 4:1 in favour of runaround.

God, I am soooooooo sad.

 

[Tingle]

Yeah, but you didn't find one Jenssen described as a 'rounaround' did you eh?

But, well, okay then, I'll let Mozzer off that one. Still, a Jensen is a very expensive car to have as a runabout - beyond the means of most teenagers I would wager. I suppose it is appropriate because he's saying that the Teenage Dad is happy and has a 'modest' home. He's not saying he's poor though.

Who am I to argue with what Moz says? No one.

> Just googled it and there are 306,000 entries for runaround car and 99,600
> for runabout car. That's worldwide. From UK pages the ratio is 4:1 in
> favour of runaround.

> God, I am soooooooo sad.