Idiots

[Mark Thompson]

A rude person wanted to pump their tyre up. I handed them a track pump and
showed them how to connect it to the tyre.

<pump-pump>

"That's enough, you can stop now" said I.

<pump-pump>

"The tyres full. Stop pumping."

"Yes" <keeps pumping>

"Really, that's full. Stop"

<Pump-*BANG!*>.

Normally I move the marker to the target pressure and tell them not to go
beyond that, but it was more satisfying to give him some rope.

 

[Rob Morley]

In article <[email protected]>, Mark
Thompson
pleasegivegenerously@warmmail*_turn_up_the_heat_to_reply*.com says...
> A rude person wanted to pump their tyre up. I handed them a track pump and
> showed them how to connect it to the tyre.
>
> <pump-pump>
>
> "That's enough, you can stop now" said I.
>
> <pump-pump>
>
> "The tyres full. Stop pumping."
>
> "Yes" <keeps pumping>
>
> "Really, that's full. Stop"
>
> <Pump-*BANG!*>.
>
> Normally I move the marker to the target pressure and tell them not to go
> beyond that, but it was more satisfying to give him some rope.
>
Presumably this sort of behaviour has led to the hearing damage that
made him think "The tyre's full. Stop pumping." was "The tyre's soft.
Keep pumping."