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Reviews, questions, comments, concerns about the general welfare of the public now that my bro is getting his permit... All go here, s'il vous plait! :p [EDIT]: BTW, I submitted this one to the archives just *before* posting it here. I'm really gonna try to stay on top of it this time around... 
Nothing spoils a good story like the arrival of an eye witness.
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Cute story.
Given Clark's invulnerability (not to mention his generally laid-back personality), he is definitely the one who should be teaching her.
I had never before thought about the fact that a drawback of being Clark's child is that you can't even mumble under your breath to vent your feelings.
Thanks for the day brightener.
Joy,
Lynn
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Really cute!  Artemis
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Writing history is easy once you've lived it. - Artemis
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 I feel your pain. You'd think with her Kryptonian reflexes, Ella'd be able to brake when Lois yells "brake".  I believe that Clark showed great restraint in not mentioning Lois's driving skill during this tirade. Thanks for that chuckle. I love it when Lois is proved right, so simply and easily. Good luck!
VirginiaR.
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Originally posted by VirginiaR:
You'd think with her Kryptonian reflexes, Ella'd be able to brake when Lois yells "brake". I can just see Ella slamming on the break, forgetting to hold back on her Kryptonian strength and putting the break pedal and her foot through the firewall.  Cute story.
"You're better at this than I thought," she told him.
"At what?" Clark looked up at her quizzically.
"Dissembling."
"You didn't think I could lie?"
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Oh, Mouse, this brings back memories. You can't teach someone you love to do something like this. I think it depends on the people involved. My dad taught me to drive when I was 19 and it went fine. It was stick shift, too. Now, with a personality like Lois' involved, and add a teen with a similar one, I'm not surprised you'd run into problems.
Rose: You're NOT keeping the horse!
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Glad everybody enjoyed! Thanks!  Lynn: Given Clark's invulnerability (not to mention his generally laid-back personality), he is definitely the one who should be teaching her. Agreed. In general, I don't think Lois should be the one teaching anyone to drive. :p I had never before thought about the fact that a drawback of being Clark's child is that you can't even mumble under your breath to vent your feelings. Once you start to go there, you can't help but wonder how many things superhearing would *not* be good for... particularly when it comes to a superpowered, hormonal teenager... Yes!
Nothing spoils a good story like the arrival of an eye witness.
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Oh yeah, memories aplenty. My folks just handed me over to a Driver's School. Thanks for the laugh!
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 I loved it!!! "So, how'd it go, honey?"
Clark grunted and turned back briefly. "Maybe Perry could teach her." This takes me back. My son learned to drive in a car with an automatic transmission. A year later it was time for him to learn to drive a standard transmission. I'm sure that we had discussions in our house very similar to this. Bob
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Absolutely brilliant ending. Just made my week so much better. Lois doesn't lack for confidence, does she? (posted by VirginiaR)
I believe that Clark showed great restraint in not mentioning Lois's driving skill during this tirade. Was Lois's driving really that bad? She only drove through a wall that once...  This story sure makes me wonder what my mom was thinking when she first started teaching me to drive... I know that the auto mechanic was a bit less than pleased with the state of our car's clutch at her next checkup! --Ultra Lucille
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Hi Mouse!  PRANKSTER: Now, *that’s* what I call fun. /hands over remote control for Kent SUV to is sidekick/ "Ugh! You don't get it! You're putting too much pressure on me!" Don’t sleep around. Don’t make headlines in some teen-pregnancy show. Don’t punch holes into walls. Don’t wear glowy jewelry if you don’t know where it’s from. "Yeah? Well, you don't listen. When you are driving, especially just learning how to drive, I am the expert, okay?! Well, she does only rarely crash her car involuntarily. Ella groaned loudly and mumbled some coarse words under her breath. Tsk Tsk Tsk That got Clark's attention. "Excuse me?? I know you did not just say what I think you said." *cuss word* Krytponian Dad. *cuss word* Krtyonian ears. She would go drown her sorrows in her Justin Bieber CDs. Oh my. Poor Clark. Clark just shook his head. "Nothing." Off her arched eyebrow, he conceded, "She called you a name." Mad Dog? So bad that she's going to be stuck taking busses and taxis everywhere her whole life." /points at open skies/ She simply held out her hand for her husband , waiting as patiently and neutrally as possible.  Michael
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and though he loved them both dearly, he valued his own life too much to allow their arguments to get too out of control, "I spilled some coffee. Oh, and by the way honey, Perry called while you were out. Said they've got a source in who will only talk to us and she's waiting. We've gotta head out." Nice try, Clark. You get a cookie for trying. "Yeah? Well, you don't listen. When you are driving, especially just learning how to drive, I am the expert, okay?! If I tell you to slow down, that doesn't mean take your own sweet time deciding whether or not you should take my advice. It's not the time for your own best judgment!" Let's hope Lois is a better driver than she was in canon... "Excuse me?? I know you did not just say what I think you said." Dads with super hearing. Yeesh! She would go drown her sorrows in her Justin Bieber CDs. And now I feel horrible for Clark. Clark grunted and turned back briefly. "Maybe Perry could teach her." Perfect! This is why I got my license at 25 and under the gentle teaching of my husband!
Battle On,
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