MisunderstoodMy other half rang a courier today to get a disc sent over to a client. The courier company asked what it was she was sending. "A computer disc", she said.
Half an hour later, 3 blokes in a van turned up. They looked a little disappointed to be handed a floppy disc: they were all prepared to shift a computer desk across London.
Have you been utterly misunderstood recently?
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chthonic, Thu 6 Oct 2005, 23:06)
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Long words and the likeIt was my turn to misunderstand. I was trying to help out our receptionist with her crossword and we were stuck on a long word for which the clue read: Pre-flood.
Not knowing what it was, I returned to my desk (they tend to notice if you disappear for too long). A second later, my phone rang. It was our receptionist.
Reception: "Andy Diluvian"
Me: "Who?"
R: "Andy Diluvian"
M: "No, sorry, no idea who he is. Tell him to ring customer support."
R: "Andy Diluvian, that's the word!"
M: "The what?"
Of course, the word was antediluvian, meaning before the Biblical flood. I did feel very stupid.
(, Tue 11 Oct 2005, 13:13, Reply)
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