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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2021 11:22:27 GMT
Going back to the dim and distant past, my flatmate and I did actually buy a second hand Betamax. We`d only had it a few days, and a fuse inside blew. My mate, who was an electrician, said that if we replaced the fuse with a safety pin, it would be fine. So we removed the fuse, inserted the safety pin in it`s place, and switched it on. There was a great blue flash, a bang like Little Boy going off over Hiroshima, and the safety pin flew across the room like it had been hurled by Fatima Whitbread. And it never worked again. 😁😁😁👏👏
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Post by The Concept on Aug 31, 2021 11:30:59 GMT
Going back to the dim and distant past, my flatmate and I did actually buy a second hand Betamax. We`d only had it a few days, and a fuse inside blew. My mate, who was an electrician, said that if we replaced the fuse with a safety pin, it would be fine. So we removed the fuse, inserted the safety pin in it`s place, and switched it on. There was a great blue flash, a bang like Little Boy going off over Hiroshima, and the safety pin flew across the room like it had been hurled by Fatima Whitbread. And it never worked again.How do you keep your trousers up nowadays?
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Post by CabbagePatchBlues on Aug 31, 2021 11:55:20 GMT
Going back to the dim and distant past, my flatmate and I did actually buy a second hand Betamax. We`d only had it a few days, and a fuse inside blew. My mate, who was an electrician, said that if we replaced the fuse with a safety pin, it would be fine. So we removed the fuse, inserted the safety pin in it`s place, and switched it on. There was a great blue flash, a bang like Little Boy going off over Hiroshima, and the safety pin flew across the room like it had been hurled by Fatima Whitbread. And it never worked again. Did you record it?
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Post by alftupper on Aug 31, 2021 15:41:36 GMT
Going back to the dim and distant past, my flatmate and I did actually buy a second hand Betamax. We`d only had it a few days, and a fuse inside blew. My mate, who was an electrician, said that if we replaced the fuse with a safety pin, it would be fine. So we removed the fuse, inserted the safety pin in it`s place, and switched it on. There was a great blue flash, a bang like Little Boy going off over Hiroshima, and the safety pin flew across the room like it had been hurled by Fatima Whitbread. And it never worked again.How do you keep your trousers up nowadays? A blackened, half melted safety pin.
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