The light switch may be upside down, or it may be somewhere else. I was stationed in Germany as a young man. On my first day, I was invited to dinner as a new member of the data center. We went to one of the locals home. It was not long before I ask where the bathroom was. I entered the bathroom, shut the door and proceeded to find the light switch. After a short bit, I could hear chuckles through the door. I finally emerged saying that I could not find the light switch. I was told that in many German homes the bathroom light switch is in the hall and sure enough in the hall beside the bathroom door was the light switch.
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Tony Harminc > Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 12:31 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: C-I-C-S vs KICKS > > On 24 July 2010 00:14, Ron Hawkins <ron.hawkins1...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: > > > Unitedstatians are the only people I have ever heard spell it out. I > guess > > that's what happens when you can't spell, can't write the date > correctly, > > and install all your light switches upside down :-) > > On the other hand, Unitedstatians have been known to pronounce SNA and > RJE as words, and even on occasion to say them together so that it > sounds like a sneeze. > > Bless you! > > Wait - light switches upside down? My dad was from England, and when > he moved to Canada he installed all our light switches so that down > was ON, much to the confusion of everyone else. > > Tony H. > OK - which side is hot and which is cold? > And is it still Friday? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
