I'm sorry Gary, I'm afraid I can't do that.

A sample of our current car conversation:

"Gary, you'll need to turn right up here."
"Right? Are you sure?"
"Yes! Turn right! Here!"
"Where?"
"There! At that last turn!"
"Why didn't you tell me?"

Ah, but now Mom has purchased the most brilliant Christmas gift Ever, a car GPS system. So now Gary will argue with the implacable disembodied GPS voice. "After three hundred yards, turn right. (pause) Turn right. (pause) You have passed your street. Turn around at the nearest available exit. (pause) Turn left."

This voice is going to drive Gary nuts. Truly, you can picture it saying something like this:

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[Catherine]

I very very VERY much appreciate the HAL reference in your post's title. Hee.