今日のひとRiごと（２００３年３月）
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06:28 おはようございます。明日からまた夜勤週なので、
生活を切り替えるのにも一苦労です。▲早速ですが
「joke of the day」の海外メールより２題提供します。和訳
は後ほど。
３／８編
Although he was a qualified meteorologist, Hopkins ran
up a terrible record of forecasting for the TV news
program. He became something of a local joke when a
newspaper began keeping a record of his predictions
and showed that he'd been wrong almost three hundred
times in a single year. That kind of notoriety was
enough to get him fired.
He moved to another part of the country and applied
for a similar job. One blank on the job application called
for the reason for leaving his previous position. Hopkins
wrote, "The climate didn't agree with me."
３／９編
General Motors doesn't have a "help line" for people
who don't know how to drive, because people don't buy
cars like they buy computers -- but imagine if they
did . . .
HELPLINE: "General Motors HelpLine, how can I help
you?"
CUSTOMER: "I got in my car and closed the door, and
nothing happened!"
HELPLINE: "Did you put the key in the ignition slot and
turn it?"
CUSTOMER: "What's an ignition?"
HELPLINE: "It's a starter motor that draws current
from your
battery and turns over the engine."
CUSTOMER: "Ignition? Motor? Battery? Engine? How
come I have to
know all of these technical terms just to use my car?"
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HELPLINE: "General Motors HelpLine, how can I help
you?"
CUSTOMER: "My car ran fine for a week, and now it
won't go anywhere!"
HELPLINE: "Is the gas tank empty?"
CUSTOMER: "Huh? How do I know!?"
HELPLINE: "There's a little gauge on the front panel,
with a needle,
and markings from 'E' to 'F.' Where is the needle
pointing?"
CUSTOMER: "It's pointing to 'E.' What does that mean?
" HELPLINE: "It means that you have to visit a
gasoline vendor, and
purchase some more gasoline. You can install it
yourself, or pay
the vendor to install it for you."
CUSTOMER: "What!?" I paid $12,000. for this car! Now
you tell me
that I have to keep buying more components? I want a
car that
comes with everything built in!"
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