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

 

[midlf]

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.

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. The sweet young thing announcer handed me the coiled cord of the phone and said "hold this so you'll be safe". I and the other EE students there were "huh - whats that gonna do?" Sweet thing says "it's rubber, it'll protect you from getting electrocuted!" We sat her down and went over some electrical basics with her before she got herself killed. I don't remember her hair color.