Do you know that I love analogies? I don't really blog about them much, I guess, but I am always waxing metaphoric, and I came up with a really clever one this evening. A colleague was reading something on auto transmissions, and when I asked him about it, he was talking about how much cheaper it is to work on his own car, and how he does a much better job than any mechanic he ever had work on this car.
I informed him of my lack of automotive expertise. "I know about as much about car engine parts as I do about... well, lady parts."
He was vastly amused by this comparison.
I was not, however, vastly amused later in the evening when I opened a box I had received earlier in the day. See, when I was in Bangkok, I went to a tailor which had been recommended by a friend. I had a suit made and a few other things.
Well, the first time I wore the suit, in Manila, the jacket lining ripped. Luckily, I was with a colleague who works not far from where said tailor is located. I asked her if she wouldn't mind taking the jacket back to Bangkok to be repaired, and then get them to ship the jacket back to me. She was pleased to do so.
And today, I finally got a package from the tailor. From Thailand. There were three shirts in it. Not a jacket to be seen.
Arrgh! I'm about as happy with them as I am to have to think about... well, lady parts.
Posted by Jon at February 9, 2005 01:56 AM