Monty by Jim Meddick for November 11, 2012

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    victornewman  over 11 years ago

    yuk yuk! I think I had one of those…or was it a calculator watch, small buttons….does anyone from my generation remember the tri-color click pens in school? Did anyone ever use the green or red??

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    Sisyphos  over 11 years ago

    Gadgets with mysterious functions, even more mysterious controls, and Instruction Manuals (if any) that use undecipherable icons instead of plain English are a pain to many of us. Even some of the gizmos on my car I can use only if have the manual open in front of me, they are so opaque.

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    frumdebang  over 11 years ago

    I’m the only person in my family who speaks “IKEA,” those icon-driven assembly instructions. Thus, I’m the go-to guy whenever anybody buys some Ůblœrkę bookcases.

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    PICTO  over 11 years ago

    Hit it with a stick.

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    Matthew Davis  over 11 years ago

    You should be able to get refills for those. You can even replace the colors you don’t use with colors you do (or in many cases, a pencil).

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    puddlesplatt  over 11 years ago

    Just call me fumble fingers, which hand to you use for a tooth brush?

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    vldazzle  over 11 years ago

    I had a mysterious beeping yesterday morning; it was part of the wireless alarm system. I went to the panel for status and it told me the motion detector next to the front door had low battery signal. I took a step ladder over and fixed it before breakfast. Some of the smoke detectors in my house are in really stupid places. One is so far into the top of the stairway that I can’t reach it. I told the electrician who did one of my lighting projects to remove it, but he just removed the cover so it’s even uglier. They are on line power so at least I’ll never have to change the battery and if I have an electrician again I’ll be at home now.

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    Rista  over 11 years ago

    Yup some of us do. I can even mostly figure out my watches buttons. (Of course I did NOT get a 17 button watch :)

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    arkco  over 11 years ago

    I have to look up the pdf file on the computer, which has the instructions, to change anything on my watch….

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    Allan CB Premium Member over 11 years ago
    LEST WE FORGET

    I’m glad to see “BC” writers Mastroianni and Hart haven’t forgotten … but nearly every cartoonist has decided their strips are too important for posting Remembrance/Armistice/Veterans Day accolades in. SHAME ON YOU MEDDICK!

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    lemon868  over 11 years ago

    I use a watch because sometimes I leave the phone at home to charge.

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    baihe8  over 11 years ago

    I remember the 4-colour pens …. but what about the 10-colour ones? I miss those!!!

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