Making People Feel Like Dummies: Swimming the Treacherous Waters of Sheldons
I’ve had some pretty memorable conversations at the checkout counter at Radio Shack:
- “So you need a male-to-male connector…” (I was fourteen, buying some cables for my stereo–a bit startled by this apparent pickup line.)
- “Can I please have your address?” (Perhaps another line, but I was just paying cash.)
And my favorite, when I was buying a 25-foot audio cable…
- “May I ask what you’ll be using this for?”
The guy was implying that purchasing an audio cable to run video through a non-gold-plated triple-insulated cable may not only ruin the quality of my picture but perhaps offset the precarious balance of the Middle East peace talks.
“Thank you for shopping with us…dummy.”
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