Wednesday, July 09, 2008

The right kind of mind for the job

I went into Metro Electronics and said to the salesman: "Remember me? I bought an adaptor this morning, and I want another."
"No, I don't remember you." He glanced at the adaptor, which I had in my hand. "But I do remember the RFA-8892."
This is an esoteric piece that they probably sell a few a year.
Responding to my astonishment, he went on: "I also remember the number for the first phone I had in the seventies. And my first VISA card.
"But I can't remember what happened yesterday."

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