I Couldn'T Do Without 'It'
‘It’ is something many computer salesman don’t know exists
but our laptops wouldn’t be secure without 'it'.
‘It’ is a tiny component, vital for the stability of our computers
Without ‘it’ they would wobble about.
I learned about ‘it’ from our friend Malc
I was thinking of getting a new laptop
He advised me to ask the salesman if it had LRF
Malc is very knowledgeable, so I asked the salesman
Does it have LRF? My friend Malc says it must have 'it'
The salesman scratched his chin and looked puzzled
LRF – I’ve never heard of ‘it’, are you sure ‘it’ is vital
I persisted and said Malc had insisted my laptop MUST have ‘it’
I said I couldn’t buy the computer if it didn’t have LRF
and could he find out for me…
The salesman found his boss and he hadn’t heard of ‘it’ either
So I rang Malc’s mobile
Said I had a problem as the salesman couldn’t confirm the laptop had ‘it’
Malc said he’d come to the store to check
He arrived…
Turned the laptop over and peered at the base…
Yes this one is fine; I see it has LRF
The salesman looked perplexed,
explaining he’d worked in computers for years and had never heard of ‘it’
Please tell me, what ‘it’ is, he asked
Malc grinned and looked him straight in the eye
‘Little Rubber Feet’, he said … ‘it’ is a vital component!
Now, hands up….
How many of you have just felt the corner of your laptop to see if yours has ‘it’!
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11-25-17
Fiction write but based on a true story. Our friend Malc worked in IT and got fed up of salesman bombarding people with ‘technospeak’ especially three letter abbreviations so LRF was his little joke at getting back at them.
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