Sometimes the urge to give someone a slap can be over-powering. The Gorse Fox was in PC World looking a an additional disk drive. He approached the till and a trainee (probably wearing long trousers for the first time) approached. He commented on the drive and how much it would store and proceeded:
“It’s amazing how much you can fit on a disk now”. GF nodded and commented that technology did indeed move quickly. “You should see the inside of one of those disks!” commented the callow youth – GF’s hackles were twitching. “If you understood how these things were made, you’d be amazed” the lad went on – digging himself deeper into a hole.
It was at this point that the Gorse Fox had to ram his hands deep into his pockets. A slap was rising and control had to be maintained.
GF thanked the youth for this insight, referred to his work with the disk design folks in Havant and Santa Theresa, paid for his goods and left. A young trainee, glowing red from ear to ear, slunk back behind the displayays.
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