Working Daze by John Zakour and Scott Roberts for October 15, 2023

Not How You Expect This To iPad Out From Not Always Right:

An older woman comes into the store.

Old Lady: “My daughter told me I need to get an iPad.”

Me: “I can help you with that. Do you know what kind you’d like?”

Old Lady: “An iPad.”

Me: “Okay, well this is our range here.”

Old Lady: “Which of these is an iPad?”

Me: “They all are, ma’am. If you could tell me what you’d like to use it for, I might be able to suggest the best one for you.”

Old Lady: “Let me call my daughter and I’ll check.”

I leave her to it and then she comes up to the counter with the empty iPad box. I process the purchase and get a sealed new box from the back for her.

Me: Handing it to her. “You’re all set! Enjoy your new iPad!”

Old Lady: “Oh, thank you!”

She continues to stand there, expectantly.

Me: “Is there anything else I can help you with?”

Old Lady: “What does it do?”

Was once asked why we referred to the removable drive caddy as a brick – I think they were a bit disappointed in the response because it looked like a house brick

A Notebook used to mean smaller than a laptop – was about same size as a A4/Legal page IIRC and not all notebooks have spiral bindings

Just tell her it’s covered by hard plastic, to protect it from being deformed by all the opening and closing of the notebook.

It has a virtual spiral.

The wires inside are in a spiral. They hold the web ‘pages’ in

The spiral binding is virtual.

PHB: My laptop computer is locked up. Can you help?

Dilbert: Remember,you have to hold it upside down and shake it to reboot.

PHB: Oh,that’s right.

Wally: I wonder if he’ll ever realize we gave him an ‘Etch-a-Sketch.’ "

Too late, Jay. You have to come up with an answer.

That’s easy: They put it inside so it won’t snag on things.

Just tell her it’s perfect bound.

Because it is not a spiral notebook computer. Thanks for playing.

I like backing out of a parking space just as someone is pulling into the next spot. Freaks them out!