Wait, Posh, Blighty? I'm lost there, may I ask for further enlightenment? English is not my mother tongue, I learned it by installing Windows 95 in English, instead of the French OEM one that came with my PC back then. (I am not even kidding, that's the sad part. Okay, playing on MUDs in English in my teenage years and also the fact that my ex girlfriend was American probably play a part in that.) -----Message d'origine----- De : Steve Lunn [mailto:Steve.Lunn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Envoyé : 13 février 2006 09:29 À : [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Objet : [isalist] RE: OT: How to waste and hour of your life http://www.ISAserver.org A shuttle cock is the name of 'the birdie' in Thor's story. :) Or at least it is over here in blighty :) Regards, Steve Steve Lunn Technical Support Technician - Microsoft MCP engage Mutual Assurance -----Original Message----- From: Alexandre Gauthier [mailto:gauthiera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 13 February 2006 14:22 To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] RE: OT: How to waste and hour of your life http://www.ISAserver.org I don't even know what a shuttle cock is, and I am not quite sure I want to deepen my knowledge in this regard... -----Message d'origine----- De : Neil Cassidy [mailto:ncassidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Envoyé : 13 février 2006 08:39 À : [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Objet : [isalist] RE: OT: How to waste and hour of your life http://www.ISAserver.org Thank god you didn't ask for a "shuttle cock"..... -----Original Message----- From: Thor (Hammer of God) [mailto:thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 2:28 PM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] OT: How to waste and hour of your life http://www.ISAserver.org If you have nothing better to do, and would like to completely waste an hour of your life, then call up "Toys R' Us" and ask them to check stock on a badminton kit. Them: "Toys R' Us, can you hold?" Me: "Sure." I hold, and hold, and hold. Bad music, too. Them: "Toys R' Us, can you hold?" Me: "Again?" Them: "What?" Me: "Nothing. Sure, I'll hold." I hold, and hold, and hold. Them: "Thanks for holding, can I help you?" Me: "Yes, before I drive all the way out there, I wanted to make sure you had a Badminton Game Kit in stock." Them: "A what?" Me: "You know- 'Badminton.' The game. You've got a net and you hit the little birdie thing back and forth with a racquet." Them: "Oh. Hold please." I hold, and hold, and hold. She finally picks back up. Them: "This is for your bath?" Me: "Bath? I didn't plan to use it in the bath, but I must say, it has possibilites." Them: "What?" Me: "No bath-- B A D M I N T O N. It's a GAME. With a net. A birdie. Racquets. You hit the little birdie back and forth to each other over the net. You play it outside. I want to buy the whole kit." Them: "Oh, that. Hold please. I'll check in the computer." I hold, and hold, and hold. More bad music. New guy picks up. Them: "Toys R' Us, can I help you?" Me: "Someone is checking on an item for me already." Them: "Oh, I'm helping you now." Me: "Oh, good. I'm looking for a badminton kit. You know, the game. It's kind of like tennis, only smaller. I need the net, the birdie, and 4 racquets." Them: "I'll go check. Please hold." I hold, and hold, and hold. New guy comes back. Them: "Sorry, we don't carry tennis nets. You need a sporting goods store." Me: "It's not a tennis net. It' a badminton kit. The kit. The whole kit. I'm looking at one on your web site through Amazon right now." Them: "Oh, that. Yeah, yeah... Hold on, I'll go check." I hold, and hold, and hold. Original girl gets back on the phone. Them: "Sorry, we don't have your item." Me: "But the other guy was checking on it. Are you sure?" Them: "Yes." Me: "Just to make sure... What item was he checking for?" Them: "The item for your bath. We don't have it." Me: "Yes, of course, the bath. Well at least you've given me an interesting idea." Them: "What?" Me: "Nothing. Thanks for looking." Sometimes I wonder why I bother. t ----- "I don't want their respect, I want their obedience." Dr. Thomas W. Shinder, M.D. ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: gauthiera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx