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 Posted: Tue Mar 25th, 2008 03:24 am
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TN Trailrider



Joined: Wed Dec 5th, 2007
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee USA
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 Well, do you all remember when they came out with neat Selectric typewriters that had a ball on them.  You could change the ball to get different type style.  Now understand that I was an experienced executive secretary ... supposedly with a brain.  Other people sometimes used my typewriter after I'd gone home.  Anyway, I came in one day, got around to a typing assignment.  What in the h---!  No print came out.  Checked cord, checked other things.  Called the repairman.  Repairman glanced at typewriter, reached over, picked up the ball and put it on, and handed me the bill to sign. 

Also had one ball that had gotten messed up and when you typed a word all you got was #r%$^ instead of letters.  I had an annoying boss that I hated (so did everyone else).  One day I was going to be out so put the #r%%^ ball on the typewriter because I knew he'd use it.  Next morning I got in before he did and replaced the ball.  When he came in a few minutes later he informed me my typewriter was broken and what it was doing.   I proceeded to type something and then told him it seemed to be working just fine.  The other office staff knew what I had done and were snickering behind his back.  He never did figure out why he couldn't type anything right.   Doesn't everyone love having someone like me around the office!!!



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