Sunday, April 30, 2017

If you ask enough people...

...at your high school reunion what they do for a living, you'll eventually elicit at least one answer that makes no sense to you.  A former classmate will say, for instance,  "I install ganzoonzkabas on greeble freebles so they don't overcalibrate."  You then have a choice.  You can either ask for clarification of the jargon you've just heard, or you can respond, as I would, "So, do you enjoy that line of work?"

I suspect that most people would choose that second option.  Otherwise, you might have to hear a long explanation on the supposedly vital role that properly calibrated greeble freebles play in society.