Funny sayings....

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JacksonburgFarmer

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I would like to increase my "book" of electrical sayings. I know you guys have some i dont, and maybe visversa. Well here goes.....

All wire insulation is constructed of smoke....Release the smoke and you have problems..

Once i worked with a older guy who, when faced w/ a intresting situation, would state "The indians wired their teepees alot like this...."

Spark test

Smoke test

Any others??? We havent had many funnys latley, IMO.:grin: :grin:
 

charlie b

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When you flip up a light switch, all the dark that had been hovering around the room is sucked into the light bulb.
 

cowboyjwc

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Somebody once asked an old timer I was working with what we did with all of the old fluorescent tubes we took out:

"We send them to Kodak"
"Do they repair them?"
"No, they use them in their dark rooms.":wink:
 

360Youth

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I was training a helper on switch boxes and He asked from across the roo, "Do all my neutrals tie together?" He meant of course the white wires. I told him, "Yes, but not All your whites are neutrals." That for me became the quuestion for which All others were judged.
 

480sparky

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marvin_DDR.gif


"Where was the 'kaboom'?
There was supposed to be
an earth-shattering 'kaboom'!"​


"Use up all the smoke in it."

"Hit the smoke switch!"

"It either goes or blows!"

"It either flies or fries!"

"220, 221, whatever it takes..."
 

wbalsam1

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Upper Jay, NY
Arrogant, obnoxious saying for a comeback to someone complaining about the price you've just stated: :If you want it done for nothing, go get nobody to do it...it won't take no time at all." :grin:
 

480sparky

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"I, the unwilling, have been doing so much with so little for so long I am now qualified to do everything with absolutely nothing at all."
 

mxslick

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The contractor's triad of truth...

The contractor's triad of truth...

You can have it fast, cheap or good...pick any two. :)
 

mxslick

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Oops, wanted to add a clarification:

Oops, wanted to add a clarification:

mxslick said:
You can have it fast, cheap or good...pick any two. :)


To Clarify:

You can have it FAST and CHEAP, but it won't be GOOD;
You can have it GOOD and CHEAP, but it won't be FAST; or
You can have it FAST and GOOD, but it won't be CHEAP!
 

Huevos

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"There's nothing smarter than a 4th year apprentice and nothing dumber than a 1st year journeyman"

"The power's off, go ahead and cut it"

"Always cut toward your tool partner"
 

Podagrower

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Central Fl
That guy is an indian electrician--One wire hook em up, two wire &*^% em up.

Never trust a plumber with wet ankles or an electrician with singed eyebrows.
 

mikeames

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480sparky said:
marvin_DDR.gif


"Where was the 'kaboom'?
There was supposed to be
an earth-shattering 'kaboom'!"​


"Use up all the smoke in it."

"Hit the smoke switch!"

"It either goes or blows!"

"It either flies or fries!"

"220, 221, whatever it takes..."


I laugh my butt off at
"220, 221, whatever it takes..."

Thats right up there with 483 phase
 
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