Intelligence does not equal Common Sense

[Food Lady]

Heh, all this talk of sending people out to get things that do not exist reminds me of a place I will call 'The Mill'. Every new person went through an initiation, by being sent to the supply room for a board stretcher. (the place made cabinets) What nobody realized was that one of my brothers had worked there before me, and had clued me in. So when they sent me for a board stretcher, I went..and looked..and looked and looked. Somebody finally came up and said. "You know there is no such thing right?" I just nodded and said "I figure if they are going to pay me to look for something that doesn't exist, that is on them..not me."

I'd take a snack with me, too--extra break!

[wolfie]

Me: Well this is going to take some elbow grease...
NCS (no common sense): So we need to go to [hardware store]?
Me: I went this morning
NCS: But you said you need elbow grease...

Should have sent him to the store to get it. Plus some headlight fluid.

And a long weight.

I thought it was blinker fluid, not headlight fluid. As for the long weight, he'd need to go to a large specialty electronics supply house, not a hardware store, to get a 5 pound roll of .062" 60/40 rosin core solder.

[Jay 2K Winger]

My friend Rick O'Shay (not his real name) used to joke that he'd go into Radio Shack and have them run around trying to find him "gold-plated optical cables" and a "new DVD rewinder."

[Chromatix]

If you tried that in my local computer retailer, they probably *would* be able to find a DVD rewinder - or at least the joke version of one. They carry a lot of gadgets as well as normal stuff.

[dalesys]

My friend Rick O'Shay (not his real name) used to joke that he'd go into Radio Shack and have them run around trying to find him "gold-plated optical cables" and a "new DVD rewinder."

I'll bet Müonster s'Crewbya'll has both of them. If not now, urpcoming.