Joke Thread 5

[Sgian Dubh]

In 3026 years life could be really good, or maybe really bad. Whatever (shrug of shoulders) ... it's bound to be 5050.

 

[SammyQ]

Zeager and Evans, "in the year...". Late seventies.

 

[Skydivermel]

Zeager and Evans, "in the year...". Late seventies.

25 - 25 Some on here wont know it.

 

[Jaco]

The rain is pouring down outside O'Connor's Pub, down Jervis Bay way. There standing in front of a big puddle outside the pub is an old man, drenched, holding a stick, with a piece of string dangling in the water. A passerby stops and asks him gently, “What are you doing old fella?


“Fishing,” replies the old man. Feeling sorry for him, the gent says, “Come in out of the rain and have a drink with me”.


In the warm ambiance of the pub, as they sip their whiskies, the gentleman, being a bit superior, cannot resist asking, “So how many have you caught today, old man?”


The old man takes a long sip, let’s out a satisfied sigh and says happily, “You're the eighth.”

 

[Doug B]

 

[kinverkid]

 

[Vulcan]

 

[Phil Pascoe]

In about 1967 my father paid £1000 for his new car and £2,700 for the phone in it.

 

[Jameshow]

In about 1967 my father paid £1000 for his new car and £2,700 for the phone in it.

But the first phone wasn't around till 73?!

 

[DRC]

But the first phone wasn't around till 73?!

In the 60's GPO phones were available for cars (albeit with limited phone range) I had one in 1968.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

But the first phone wasn't around till 73?!

Radio units - the unit in the boot was the size of a suitcase.

 

[artie]

In the early nineties, an older friend explained to me that a mobile phone is just an executive toy, not of any practical use,

 

[Phil Pascoe]

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."

Thomas Watson, president of IBM, 1943

 

[Etaf]

https://conversational-leadership.net/blog/no-reason-computer-in-home/

Apparently, in 1977 Ken Olsen (who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1957) attended a convention of the World Future Society and said:

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.

i worked for DEC between 1981-2006 (originally fixing computers)

 

[artie]

As another quite successful friend told me. "There's no money in filling needs, more to be made filling want's"

 

[Vulcan]

 

[Doug B]

 

[JSW]

Trying to swipe that pic to the left but can't .. quite .. make it! Gah!!

 

[Fergie 307]

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I actually have one of those. And a super modern Motorola, like the one below. Three batteries one on it and two in the sides of the case. Standby time a few hrs, talk time maybe 10-15 mins before you needed a new battery!
Oh how excited we were when they came out!