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The Knack - Do you have it??

Posted January 29, 2007 3:04 PM by stilljester
Pathfinder Tags: Comedy Engineer Joke Joke The Knack

Definition: It's a rare condition characterized by an extreme intuition about all things mechanical and electrical ... and utter social ineptitude."

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Re: The Knack - Do you have it??

01/30/2007 9:18 AM

Sounds like me except for the whole "an extreme intuition about all things mechanical and electrical" part.

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Re: The Knack - Do you have it??

02/01/2007 11:29 AM

...and chemical...

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I have 33% "Knack"

01/30/2007 9:46 AM

I'm only missing the mechanical and electrical parts of The Knack. My mom traded her prenatal vitamins for Vodka and cigars, and it think it has been down hill from there. I too, when young, disassembled phones, TVs . . . but I was looking for edible things. I was 10 years old before I realised my given name was not George, George, George. My wife, kids, and even the dog charge me a buck every time I use the word 'analyze'. Their beach front condo in Fiji is almost finished. I have a better way of doing EVRYTHING. Did you know that if you store Beanie-Weenies upside down for a few days at 23.7*C you get a surprise after you eat all the beanies. You get . . the Weenie ! Suspiciously, I have heard this very exclamation from my mother in-law whilst speaking to my wife.

I must go now . . . my wife is leaving for work (I work from home) and she and kids duct tape my fingers together so when they come home there is a fighting chance the coffee pot won't ring when friends call . . . . .

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