IgnoranceI once was in a programming class where the task was "build a calculator". A student did one with buttons 1, 2, 3 all the way up to about 25 and then ran out of space on the screen. We've asked this before but liked it so much we're asking again: What's the best example of ignorance you've encountered?
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 30 Aug 2012, 12:30)
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I worked in the Civil Service for 20 yearsso you can imagine...
On preparing a mailshot, I had to consult a senior colleague in another Government department about its contents, and how large the envelopes needed to be. "Would A4 be OK?" I proposed.
His response?
"What size A4?"
My response, a polite description of the size of A4 paper whilst my inner being shrieked.
(, Mon 3 Sep 2012, 18:33, 3 replies)
You won't get an A4 envelope.It'll probably be C4, which would fit a full unfolded sheet of A4 paper.
So ...
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Ghoti Fingers, Mon 3 Sep 2012, 18:58,
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Had to chuckle at this.(, Mon 3 Sep 2012, 21:48, closed)
You live and learnPoint is, chap didn't understand what A4 meant.
(, Tue 4 Sep 2012, 12:46, closed)
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