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RE: New theory of mine (humor, hoping to start a fun thread)

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Subject: RE: New theory of mine (humor, hoping to start a fun thread)
From: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 12:59:04 -0500
> Went into the local parts store and requested a part
> at the counter.
> Conversation went like this:
>
> Counter person: what engine does it have?
>  <...>
> CP: It should be "something" liter, like is it a
> 350 liter?...

It's been over 30 years, but I still remember going to the auto parts
store to get some bolts for my '64 Triumph TR-4...

Me: I need a bolt like this one.

CP: (looking at bolt) What's it for?

Me: It shouldn't matter, I just need a bolt.

CP: What for?

Me: (sigh) A Triumph.

CP: (handing me back the bolt) That's one of them foreign metric bolts.
We don't have any of that sh@T.

Me: (handing him back the bolt) Its a standard bolt.

CP: No, it's metric. (comparing it to a standard bolt) I'll be, it is a
regular bolt.

Me: (sigh) How much?



Tim Mullen




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