I was observing two men that were working for the public works department. One would dig a hole and the other would follow behind him and fill the hole in. After a while I had to ask, "Why do you dig a hole, only to have your partner follow behind and fill it up again?" The hole digger wiped his brow and sighed, "Well, I suppose it probably looks odd because we're normally a three-person team. But today the lad who plants the trees called in sick."

Jasdip, no, I don't. That was a bit of an issue with my first job out of college, while I waited for my real job (in a hospital) to start: piercing ears in the jewelry department of a local department store. I had to wear the full "nurse" kit - white uniform etc and my cap (which I never wore again). It was an issue because several wavering customers asked to see my earlobes. What could I say? I told them I "hadn't gotten around to it yet." Eight for me.

Salonva, i still have a phone like that in the attic.

eld, no joke. I just watched an old movie, Dial 1119, from 1950 that was ahead of its time for sure. Dialing 911 for emergency didn't come out until almost 20 years later and they had a flat screen TV in the corner over the bar which wouldn't be available for another almost 50 years!