
Why did the taxi driver get fired?
They went the extra mile!
Vintage Wordplay
Did You Know?
"Going the extra mile" usually means making extra effort, but for a taxi driver it means charging customers more! Taxi meters calculate fares based on distance traveled. The phrase "going the extra mile" originates from the Bible's Sermon on the Mount. The first gasoline-powered taxicab started service in 1897 in Stuttgart, Germany. New York's iconic yellow cabs became standard in 1967!




