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31. Yes. The connect and isolate us at the same time!

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #29)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:46 PM

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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