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#1152: Chinese Food Delivery

Original Air Date: 12.21.2011

This week on Car Talk, Santa comes through big-time for Tom and Ray in their never ending quest to escape difficult callers. They're now the proud owners of the Get Off the Phone Excuse Machine.

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