SODAPOPBOB
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~ FLY ON THE WALL SCENARIO ~
Two 1945 factory workers at an Owens-Illinois glass plant are having a conversation in the break room. One employee has been there six years and is named "Smart Guy." The other employee has been there six months and is named "Dumb Guy."
Smart Guy : So, how do you like working here so far?
Dumb Guy : I guess it's okay. But I am a little confused about a few things.
Smart Guy: Oh yeah, and what would that be?
Dumb Guy: Well, for one thing, I can't remember what the dots next to the numbers on the bottom of
the bottles represent.
Smart Guy: Are you kidding me? Just about everything we do around here involves knowing about
those dots and keeping track of the codes. Even the janitors know that stuff.
Dumb Guy: Yeah, I know. That's what the foreman keeps telling me. But I just can't seem to get a
handle on it. Do you suppose you could run it by me again? I sure would appreciate it.
Smart Guy: Okay, but write it down this time so you don't forget. It's really not that complicated
either. All you gotta remember is that the dot next to the number on the right of the
symbol is for ...
In conclusion ...
I have to believe this sort of thing was common knowledge at the time, and that everybody and their brother knew what the codes meant. After all, the codes were put there for a reason of some kind and didn't just mysteriously appear on their own. But figuring this stuff out now sixty-five years later is like trying to answer the question of which came first, the egg or the chicken? I wish I had a crystal ball that could look back into the past.
SPBOB
Two 1945 factory workers at an Owens-Illinois glass plant are having a conversation in the break room. One employee has been there six years and is named "Smart Guy." The other employee has been there six months and is named "Dumb Guy."
Smart Guy : So, how do you like working here so far?
Dumb Guy : I guess it's okay. But I am a little confused about a few things.
Smart Guy: Oh yeah, and what would that be?
Dumb Guy: Well, for one thing, I can't remember what the dots next to the numbers on the bottom of
the bottles represent.
Smart Guy: Are you kidding me? Just about everything we do around here involves knowing about
those dots and keeping track of the codes. Even the janitors know that stuff.
Dumb Guy: Yeah, I know. That's what the foreman keeps telling me. But I just can't seem to get a
handle on it. Do you suppose you could run it by me again? I sure would appreciate it.
Smart Guy: Okay, but write it down this time so you don't forget. It's really not that complicated
either. All you gotta remember is that the dot next to the number on the right of the
symbol is for ...
In conclusion ...
I have to believe this sort of thing was common knowledge at the time, and that everybody and their brother knew what the codes meant. After all, the codes were put there for a reason of some kind and didn't just mysteriously appear on their own. But figuring this stuff out now sixty-five years later is like trying to answer the question of which came first, the egg or the chicken? I wish I had a crystal ball that could look back into the past.
SPBOB