Posted by Rick Denney on April 17, 2003 at 17:00:08:
In Reply to: Re: The Damping Effect of Scotch Tape posted by Mary Ann on April 17, 2003 at 16:35:42:
Why do you think I spend so much time on Tubenet?
My wife often puts me on display, sort of like a circus side show. "Come see The Great Brainiac, folks, recite all the model numbers of every piece of electronic equipment in the house. Yes, folks, you'd need three Big Chief tablets to write all that down, but The Great Brainiac has it at the ready. No, he can't find his car keys and he forgets to pay his bills, but he can tell you the codes of the spark-plugs used by the lawn mower that he sold ten years ago. Want to know the difference between a TTI four-phase with overlap timing scheme for a freeway diamond interchange traffic signal? Pay your nickel and ask The Great Brainiac." Well, you get the idea.
Rick "who is continually amazed that his wife actually appreciates this ability when nobody else does, even though she can't talk about it" Denney