My not-too-bright cousin Herschel locked his keys in his car.

[Captain O]

Herschel called the Auto Club. The AAA operator told him that they would be there in an hour. Herschel said, "It won't help." Flustered, the operator asked, "Why not?" Herschel replied, "It's raining, my car is a convertible and the top is down."

[tommac919]

thought you were going to say it took him a week to get his family out

[Trapper6L]

Kinda reminds me of the incident where 3 University of Oklahoma students drowned. Seems they were in the back of a pickup that ran into a lake. None of the students could get the tailgate open.

[Olgo]

With a name like Herschel... I'm not surprised. 

[Captain O]

For most of his life, he was a hopeless alcoholic. The place that served him late in life was re-named "The Herschel Bar".