water cooler conversation

[goaliedad]

I walked by the water cooler yesterday- someone had posted a picture of a manure spreader, with a banner over it " our politician's contributions" Ok, kind of funny- what was most funny was two ladies looking at it, asking what it is, and a male co-worker ( member of the local school board, real politcal wannabe ) explaining to them "it's a hay thing- see, the hay goes in here, and comes out there..." There he goes spreading "manure" and not even knowing it!!! True Story!!!
The ladies certainly thought it was funnier once they knew the true use of the equipment....

 

[cp1969]

The sad part is, he thought his explanation made sense. Totally clueless, yet he or someone just like him will end up writing farm legislation.

 

[Timber]

The manuer spreader is the source of term

 

[Harvster]

I was at a blue and yellow consumer electronics store waiting to get a copy of a receipt I had lost. Guy in front of me is returning a pair of 6" car speakers with no packaging. Two girls in the 18 year old range behind the counter. Girl 1 handles the computer part of the return and gives the guy his money and then proceeds to pick up the speakers. The magnets were stuck together and she struggles a bit to pull them apart. She looks puzzled at the speakers and says to girl 2 "Why do these have magnets on them?" Girl 2 immediately replies "It's so they don't move around in the car." Girl 1 says "Oh." with all the satisfaction of just having learned something new. I just looked at my feet and tried not to pee.

 

[coffeeman]

Two girls in the 18 year old range behind the counter. Girl 1 handles the computer part of the return and gives the guy his money and then proceeds to pick up the speakers. The magnets were stuck together and she struggles a bit to pull them apart. She looks puzzled at the speakers and says to girl 2 "Why do these have magnets on them?" Girl 2 immediately replies "It's so they don't move around in the car." Girl 1 says "Oh." with all the satisfaction of just having learned something new. I just looked at my feet and tried not to pee.

I can't help it. I gotta ask. What color hair did the girls have?

Cheers

 

[Harvster]

Both brunettes actually, from what I remember, so not quite the stereotype.

 

[Soundguy]

Yep.. I see and hear stuff like this all the time. Some 'braniac' showing off how much he doesn't know... Used to be i would see it in the line at radio shack while waiting to buy an electronic component.. course'.. now ratschack don't sell anything but cell phones.. so they are almost useless..

Soundguy

 

[RobertN]

Used to be i would see it in the line at radio shack while waiting to buy an electronic component.. course'.. now ratschack don't sell anything but cell phones.. so they are almost useless..
Soundguy

Aint that true! Remember when you'd go to Ratshack, and get real help? Back when, the help in the store would be in the corner booth(radio shack), where there were radios, Ham radios, and they knew how to use them. And, they could actually help you with questions or problems... Of course, I remember when they had tube testers in the store still too

 

[RavensRoost]

...and grid leak bias!

RavensRoost

 

[coffeeman]

This is nothing new. Back in the mid-60's I was in school working at the student radio station poking in the main console with a screw driver. Got it across a plate supply, 300+ volts if I remember correctly, (for you younger kids this refers to vacuum tubes) and shot a few sparks.

I do a little video game work. With the exception of line current the games use 12 & 5 volts. We always use a 12 volt screw driver when working with these games. Gee, I can't imagine how large that 300 volt screw driver must have been.

Cheers

 

[thcri]

This last fall we had a politician during a televised debate between candidates was asked about E85. Ok so we are just on the north side of the big corn belt, we produce a lot of corn and have many E85 plants being built here in Minnesota but this politician when asked about E85 did not know what E85 was!!! Long story short, that candidate did not win.

 

[KubotaSteve]

Yep.. I see and hear stuff like this all the time. Some 'braniac' showing off how much he doesn't know... Used to be i would see it in the line at radio shack while waiting to buy an electronic component.. course'.. now ratschack don't sell anything but cell phones.. so they are almost useless..

Soundguy

I remember being in a radioshack when the people working there actually new the stuff they were selling and could help you. A kid was looking for speakers or an amplifier and was talking to the guy at the counter and the guy at the counter mentioned Ohms and the kid said, no this is for my car! I busted out laughing because even as dumb as I am about electronics I knew what the term Ohms was. Needless to say the guy behind the counter said "Sorry son, I can't help you" and looked over at me and winked. After the kid left, I told the sales guy "I don't think anyone could help that kid."

 

[mjarrels]

My wife installed curtains over the glass on our doors many years ago and complained about how hard it was to drive the nails. Doors are STEEL.

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