Oh yeah,

Dial 1-800-555-TELL (8355)

That's a toll free call from the US (but it won't work from a pay phone,
if I recall). When the ad finishes (yes, an ad) say "Extensions"

When they ask what extension say 82123

I did this a while back for my Web Techniques column.

Al Williams
AWC
* Floating point A/D
http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak9.htm





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> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Al Williams
> Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 8:37 AM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: [OT:] Resistor color codes (was Job Interviews)
>
>
> > "Bad Boys Ravage Our Young Girls But Violet Goes Willingly -- and
>
> I sort of collect these. The military used to teach:
> Black boys rape our young girls but violet gives willingly.
> Or Black boys rape our young girls behind victory garden
> walls. (Not very useful if you don't remember victory gardens).
>
> However, this was eventually deemed to vulgar, so it became:
>
> Bad boys rape our young girls but violet gives willingly. (or
> goes wanting).
>
> I guess after women got into tech school, you hear this one a
> lot: Bad boys race our young girls but violet generally wins.
> (I've also heard this one as Big boys).
>
> I had a lady tech once who had been taught:
> Bad beer rots our young guts but vodka goes well.
>
> After the first two "violet" ones, you'd sometimes hear added
> "Get some now" which tells you the order of the tolerance
> codes (Gold, Silver, None).
>
> Others I have heard over the years in one or two isolated
> cases: Billy Brown Revives on Your Gin But Values Good
> Whiskey. Better be ready or your great big venture goes west.
> Black Beetles Running on Your Garden Bring Very Good Weather.
> Bye, bye Rosie, Off you go, Bristol via Great Western. (British?)
>
> And one that I heard but can't remember completely was about
> Batman and Robin and Gotham bridge. It was especially vulgar,
> but if anyone knows the whole thing, mail it to me off list :-)
>
> Some one at Nasa was offended enough, that they decided to
> make up their
> own:
> http://lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov/users/allen/bbroygbvgw.html
>
> One of my odder interests :-)
>
> Al W.
>
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