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Simon, a college grad, always pointed out the errors in his brother
Brevyn's emails. "When are you going to stop confusing 'its' with 'it's'?" he
often asked. Brevyn, a high school grad, said that nobody ever noticed
anyway.
Brevyn knew that Simon was “book smart,” but he didn't think Simon was very
“street smart.” Years ago, Simon had bought stereo speakers from a street
vendor. When he arrived home, he called Brevyn over to help him set up the
speakers. Simon was excited because he had gotten the speakers at half price.
The brand new speaker boxes said Panasonic, Model No. A-682ST, Made in Japan,
etc.
But Simon was disappointed and angry when he discovered that the boxes
contained only old magazines. Brevyn was amused. “Did you get a receipt?” Brevyn
asked. “Did you ask the guy about his return policy? Did he tell you where his
'store' is going to be tomorrow?”
Brevyn visited Simon to show him the new tires he had just put on his Honda
Accord. While they were talking in Simon's living room, Simon showed Brevyn an
air pump he had recently purchased. “If your new tires ever go low, you can pump
them up super-fast with this. It pumps air into the tire on the downstroke and
the upstroke.”
Brevyn said, “You must be kidding. I’ve never heard of a pump that pumps
air on the upstroke.” Brevyn tried out the pump. “There’s no air coming out of
here on the upstroke,” he told Simon.
“Of course there is. Read the label on the pump.”
Brevyn read the label. “Ha! Listen to this: ‘High volume air flow on both
up and down strokes.’ The air ‘flows,’ all right, but it flows in on the
upstroke, not out. The label writer tricked you, Mr. English Major. What have
you got to say for yourself?”
"Let’s go outside," Simon said. "Maybe I can find a small nail in one of
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发表于 2016-7-10 09:21:16