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Subject: It never works, but youve gotta try
it never works but you gotta try
-innocently re-checking your ticket when the guy whose seat youre in shows up to claim it
-periodically tuning in the pay-TV channels in case your cable box forgot to scramble them
-jumping up and down on the scale to get it to read what you think it should
-jiggling all the wires under your car's hood when it breaks down as if that might solve the problem
-leaving work a half hour early the day before a 3-day weekend
-reasoning with your computer in conversational english when it fails to respond to any program commands
-shraightening up into the law abiding citizen posture when a cop pulls you over for speeding
copyright Mad Magazene Super special Augest 1998 $3.99, cheep!
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
I actually do reason with my computer in conversational english, but it's only actually worked once.
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
LOL! These are so funny because they're true! ::)
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
Too funny Mike.
How 'bout when you're looking for something at the store and you don't see it but you keep looking over and over again on the same shelves waiting for it to magically materialize?
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
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Too funny Mike.
How 'bout when you're looking for something at the store and you don't see it but you keep looking over and over again on the same shelves waiting for it to magically materialize?
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lol
and what about
-pressing harder on the remote when you know the batteries dead
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
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I actually do reason with my computer in conversational english, but it's only actually worked once.
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When I used to get really ticked off, I'd curse it out in conversational english...I had way too much time on my hands...
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
When you're on the toilet and the phone rings. ::) ;D
Howard
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
Oh, here's a big one: Flicking the lights on and off during a power outage.
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
One day I was waiting outside for a store to open, and there was a huge group of people waiting, but this one lady walked up and tried to open the door anyway. If the door was unlocked, would everybody be standing there waiting for it to open? :)
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
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One day I was waiting outside for a store to open, and there was a huge group of people waiting, but this one lady walked up and tried to open the door anyway. If the door was unlocked, would everybody be standing there waiting for it to open? :)
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lol
and I remember this year the door to our art room was always locked, and everyone who came up, even after seeing the entire class waiting outside the door, would try to open the door themselves, as of if they have magic hands and can open the door that no one else can...lol
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
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When you're on the toilet and the phone rings. ::) ;D
Howard
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oh yeah, Im on top of that...theres a phone in my bathroom...
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
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One day I was waiting outside for a store to open, and there was a huge group of people waiting, but this one lady walked up and tried to open the door anyway. If the door was unlocked, would everybody be standing there waiting for it to open? :)
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Hey, I've done this one before and the door actually WASN'T locked, but the people assumed it would be because they got there before the store was to open. ;)
Quoting:-jiggling all the wires under your car's hood when it breaks down as if that might solve the problem
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this has also worked for me in the past...
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this one happened just today, but it was only TMC & Skinemax (I mean Cinemax ;))
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
Throwing your club when your golf game sucks.
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
walking across the street when it says "Don't Walk" and you walk anyways.
Howard
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
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it never works but you gotta try-jiggling all the wires under your car's hood when it breaks down as if that might solve the problem End Quote
Okay, I really did have a car once that periodically had to be started by poking the wires under the dash.... but the trick was, as it got worse and worse, you had to be turning the ignition while poking the wires, which meant you had to poke them with a tire iron in order to reach both.. One day the tire iron slipped and hit the wrong wires and presto-fryo! Time to take it to a mechanic.... ::)
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
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walking across the street when it says "Don't Walk" and you walk anyways.
Howard
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That always works for me... just gotta make sure there's not a car coming... ::)
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
Our mailbox sits on the side of the house and is kind of deep. Small stuff like post cards can get lost in it so you have to stick your hand down to make sure you got everything. One time, we were coming in and I asked DC if he check the bottom of the mailbox. He said he did but I just had to double check myself. ;)
Cat
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
Here's one. 75% of people who are told it's impossible to lick your elbow will actually try to.
And I'm guilty of this, too!
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
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Here's one. 75% of people who are told it's impossible to lick your elbow will actually try to.
And I'm guilty of this, too!
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eh eh, my friend did this! He has absolutly no body fat on his body, and no muscle either, and he put his arm up to his neck, like he was putting himself into a head lock, and he was able to do it...it was scary...
Subject: Re: It never works, but youve gotta try
when you forget where you put your things and then you remember at the very last minute.
Howard