Leaky
Whilst at a (barking mad) relatives house a few years back, I spotted that one of the electric sockets seemed to have a plug with no wire coming out. Which was odd. Looking around and all of the sockets were the same - if there wasn't anything actually plugged in, there was a plug with no wire. Eventually, curiosity got the better of me and I had to ask.

"If you don't put the plugs in", says nutty uncle, "the electricity will leak out all over the carpet".

Hatstand.
( Linbox has a serious dunk habit, Thu 30 Oct 2008, 19:15, 5 replies)

That's shocking.
(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Thu 30 Oct 2008, 19:22, closed)

hahaha
nutjob
( Lord_Munkee, Thu 30 Oct 2008, 19:23, closed)

Hatstand?
That's my sister, that is.
( Ghoti Fingers, Thu 30 Oct 2008, 19:35, closed)

My grandad had this problem at work in the 40's
apparently at the time the rural bedfordshire population weren't too clued up on the nuances of electricity. They also took to calling light switches "swishes" as "they makes the lights go swish"
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Thu 30 Oct 2008, 22:56, closed)

Your Uncle Hatstand
is not the only one.



(Courtesy of the magnificent James Thurber)
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 3:41, closed)