Scoonz…. If you’re not in the US, you also may not recognise that the pun is not just about the CA Highway Patrol itself, but about a well-remembered 1970’s-80’s TV series caled C.Hi.P.S, featuring two CHP motorcycle officers, originally Ponch and Jon.
So instead of getting his cat “chipped,” ie. getting a microchip implanted, he got him turned into a television character,
And Bruno, if I never see another micro-fiche, it’ll be far too soon.For awhile, our entire library card catalog, plus all the real estate plat maps, etc, for the county, were only available on large sheets of micro-fiche that you had to move around by hand under the reader, in all directions, to scan…a process so dizzying and nauseating I had to give up both.
@Susan, @Bruno, and others – about a year and a half ago we got rid of ours finally! I thought I was the only that scanning and move those plates around made dizzy! No I don’t miss it!
bubujin_2 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Based on the smile, that cat’s looking pretty Chipper.
ottod Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Great cat, by the way!
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Scoonz…. If you’re not in the US, you also may not recognise that the pun is not just about the CA Highway Patrol itself, but about a well-remembered 1970’s-80’s TV series caled C.Hi.P.S, featuring two CHP motorcycle officers, originally Ponch and Jon.
So instead of getting his cat “chipped,” ie. getting a microchip implanted, he got him turned into a television character,
And Bruno, if I never see another micro-fiche, it’ll be far too soon.For awhile, our entire library card catalog, plus all the real estate plat maps, etc, for the county, were only available on large sheets of micro-fiche that you had to move around by hand under the reader, in all directions, to scan…a process so dizzying and nauseating I had to give up both.
amxchester almost 9 years ago
@Susan, @Bruno, and others – about a year and a half ago we got rid of ours finally! I thought I was the only that scanning and move those plates around made dizzy! No I don’t miss it!