Joke Thread II

[Doug B]

 

[smugdruggler]

Interesting. I didn't make any connection about women and some sort of inability on their part with electronics or any other form of engineering. I'd guess that's mainly because I'm under the impression that putting together circuit boards is dominated by a female workforce; perhaps I've got the wrong impression and that's not the case.

All I saw in the image was someone who's fingers would almost certainly get burnt if the soldering iron was switched on. I also assumed that whoever set up the snap knew nothing about soldering irons and the 'worker' was a model hired only to pose, and also knew nothing about soldering irons. Slainte.

That was also my take on the photo

 

[Cozzer]

Hear about the Irish gang who kidnapped Paddy O'Brien's daughter, and then sent her back home with the ransom note?




Her mum and dad sent her back with the money....

 

[MiTown]

That was also my take on the photo

Me too.
Whoever set up the photo also didn’t realise that the circuit board is almost certainly upside down, i.e. The soldered connections would be on the other side, not the component side.

 

[Keith Cocker]

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You might laugh but just look at PMs south of the Border.

 

[Ozi]

You might laugh but just look at PMs south of the Border.

Do we have to it's depressing - watch me get moderated for making a political point on the joke thread - still sore about that

 

[John Brown]

If I remember correctly it originally appeared as part of an advert and was in no way meant as a trigger

I've seen it several times before, and it never occurred to me that it was sexist.

 

[John Brown]

Me too.
Whoever set up the photo also didn’t realise that the circuit board is almost certainly upside down, i.e. The soldered connections would be on the other side, not the component side.

Looks to me like there are a few surface mount components on that PCB.
Not that it matters, as the soldering iron's obviously not on. Still, with the rising cost of electricity...

 

[smugdruggler]

Looks to me like there are a few surface mount components on that PCB.
Not that it matters, as the soldering iron's obviously not on. Still, with the rising cost of electricity...

Enough about the soldering iron already

 

[John Brown]

Enough about the soldering iron already

It's one of the burning issues of our times!

 

[MorrisWoodman12]

Enough about the soldering iron already

I agree! Anyway it's not funny. Shortly after starting my apprenticeship (almost 60 years ago) I was talking to one of the ladies in the galvonometer department. The day she joined the company she had grabbed hold of the soldering iron to see if it was warming up. Third degree burns to her hand, three weeks off sick. Nasty. Her previous experience of 'irons' was smoothing irons where you could get away with a quick 'brush' over the sole.

 

[Alex H]

 

[Alex H]

 

[Alex H]

While on the electronics subject......................................

This is a close up taken from the official photo taken at the end of my RAF electronics apprenticeship many moons ago.

May I draw your attention to the ON/OFF switch located top RHS! (I also have one from our wedding in which my wife is signing the register with a closed fountain pen)

 

[MorrisWoodman12]

And no scope probes. So even if the scope was turned on HE'd only be looking at a flat trace. Must be a member of the flat earth society.

Good to see the joke thread making a comeback.
Martin.

 

[MiTown]

It's one of the burning issues of our times!

A hot topic

 

[Lard]

I've sorted it.....for those 'woke' enough to not understand this is a joke thread.

 

[Concizat]

I agree! Anyway it's not funny. Shortly after starting my apprenticeship (almost 60 years ago) I was talking to one of the ladies in the galvonometer department. The day she joined the company she had grabbed hold of the soldering iron to see if it was warming up. Third degree burns to her hand, three weeks off sick. Nasty. Her previous experience of 'irons' was smoothing irons where you could get away with a quick 'brush' over the sole.

Reminds me of one of my first attempts at oxy aceteline welding. My goggles had steamed up so I put the hand holding the hot welding rod up to move the goggles, severely burning my forehead. Didn't do that again!!

 

[stuart little]

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Time for one of these:-

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I must admit I wondered about that one.