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Blue_true

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29. So many people have cellphones now and ALWAYS have the phone with them.

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:43 PM

Jul 2020

No need to ask another person for time. It is truly amazing how cellphones have saturated our culture. Go anywhere, if people have to wait for an activity, they are on their phones.

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i've noticed something fascinating about plugging in to usb ports [View all] unblock Jul 2020 OP

Same here Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #1

Fact! nt mr_lebowski Jul 2020 #2

I have the same issue w/plain old elec plugs. I mean FFS every other country it's easy. CurtEastPoint Jul 2020 #3

yeah, 3-prong, easy; symmetrical 2-prong, easy. 2-prongs, one sliiightly bigger than the other, wtf! unblock Jul 2020 #4

THANK YOU! Why I love traveling in France... CurtEastPoint Jul 2020 #15

That's why nail polish is crucial. displacedtexan Jul 2020 #5

that makes way too much sense unblock Jul 2020 #7

My Mini Has Little Raised Bumps ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #9

I do the same thing. n/t demmiblue Jul 2020 #28

I love the word dongle. tavernier Jul 2020 #43

*snicker* Nevilledog Jul 2020 #56

But the ports are different on different machines -- you need to mark the ports too. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2020 #48

Yup, I adopted the same trick. lastlib Jul 2020 #55

At least HDMI plugs give one a clue... Rollo Jul 2020 #6

hdmi plugs are the stupidest ever! they always fall out so easily unblock Jul 2020 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author marie999 Jul 2020 #16

The opposite is true on my TV. Codeine Jul 2020 #64

My USB plugs all have three sides... pnwest Jul 2020 #8

omg! that's happened to me so many times! unblock Jul 2020 #13

Schrodinger's USB spinbaby Jul 2020 #25

I thought it was just me! PatSeg Jul 2020 #38

You are right! AC_Mem Jul 2020 #10

i always check the port to see where the solid part is, but ecstatic Jul 2020 #11

It takes me 3 times to plug one in..... NightWatcher Jul 2020 #14

Wow. The lockdown has really gotten to you. Do you count the number of squares in your bathroom Blue_true Jul 2020 #17

Only count once! unblock Jul 2020 #22

Talk about time. Blue_true Jul 2020 #24

yeah, i've known people who do that, never understood it unblock Jul 2020 #26

So many people have cellphones now and ALWAYS have the phone with them. Blue_true Jul 2020 #29

Yes. The connect and isolate us at the same time! unblock Jul 2020 #31

Yes. It is more difficult to have casual conversations while waiting for Blue_true Jul 2020 #37

Only one of my clocks I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2020 #39

So you believe that helps? Blue_true Jul 2020 #42

The five minutes I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2020 #45

all of my clocks are set ahead, sometimes by 40 minutes babydollhead Jul 2020 #49

It should set itself automagically, shouldn't it? lastlib Jul 2020 #57

Some auto clocks are the old analog variety, a person has to set them Blue_true Jul 2020 #60

Umm, I do this to my husbands clocks in his vehicles. herding cats Jul 2020 #58

So I guess my friend isn't strange based upon the replies. Blue_true Jul 2020 #61

Oh, I'm not saying my circumstances are normal in anyway. herding cats Jul 2020 #63

I always put the two little open holes up and the plastic inside down. Blue_true Jul 2020 #18

This is very true. intrepidity Jul 2020 #19

Talk about old fashioned! jrandom421 Jul 2020 #20

Most of my devices are upgraded unblock Jul 2020 #23

I have a mixture of both. Blue_true Jul 2020 #35

Interestingly, the USB spec says that the USB logo is supposed to go on the top to help you... cos dem Jul 2020 #21

I get it 100% correct: Run your thumb along the connector as you hold it. Binkie The Clown Jul 2020 #27

I have the most problems with an adapter unblock Jul 2020 #30

Suddenly the little things are hugely important aren't they! lunatica Jul 2020 #32

Logical falacy Disaffected Jul 2020 #33

I know, I know. But then, I like the torsion theory ;) unblock Jul 2020 #41

OK, Disaffected Jul 2020 #54

It used to be that way for me, but now I just remember... Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #34

The inventor's funeral must have been a hoot... SeattleVet Jul 2020 #36

... unblock Jul 2020 #40

You got it down to 90? lame54 Jul 2020 #44

Yes! A glorious chorus rings out of when I get it right the first time! unblock Jul 2020 #46

Lounge? nt USALiberal Jul 2020 #47

Its an entropy law airplaneman Jul 2020 #50

And the USB symbol looks like the markings on the Roswell metal they found. n/t. airplaneman Jul 2020 #51

Look before you leap ornotna Jul 2020 #52

LOL SouthernCal_Dem Jul 2020 #53

lol, same here. I blame it on the devices. ucrdem Jul 2020 #59

whoever designed those plugs must've flunked industrial design diva77 Jul 2020 #62

Just do this - OhZone Jul 2020 #65