Thursday, June 10, 2010

Overheard yesterday

Me: The proposed packaging says that the wrench "Allows removal of fasteners that are rounded up to 65%." I'd like to know how they calculate the roundedness of a fastener.
Customer: You mean the mathematical formula?
Me: Yes.
Customer: Well Karl, the 65% figure came from the marketing department, so we can be confident that it was derived from the strictest principles of math and science.
Me: ...
Customer: ...
Everyone: HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

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