A little help from my friends...

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Fri May 14 18:37:33 2004

> Polka dot paint - There is a Navy story about a guy sent for that - he
> used to work for Dupont (big paint people)
> and brought back a mixture of oil and water based paints - spray on...
> Polka dots (actually I think it would make
> little speckles if anything...)

I was once sent out for a 'bucket of steam'. I realised it was a joke, of
course, and decided to have a bit of fun in return. I got a bucket and
put about 1" depth of water in the bottom. I went back to the person
who'd sent me out for it, and splashed it over him with the comment
'Sorry, it condensed on thw way up here' :-)

Another old one is 'A can of pneumatic fluid', although a mad friend of
mine uses that term to refer to the cans of compressed air used for
removing dust.

And, of course the 'metric screwdriver', although in my experience,
screwdrivers for metric screws are thinner than those for inch-sized
screws with the same width of blade. I actually have both in my toolkit...

-tony
Received on Fri May 14 2004 - 18:37:33 BST