I'm gonna let this one go without comment.

[flewellyn]

LimpingPigeon: I got to observe a very interesting conversation at work.
Eyerleth: Oh really?
LimpingPigeon: It was between a father and his deaf daughter who wanted him to buy her a stereo.
Eyerleth: ...
Eyerleth: This is a joke setup.
Eyerleth: It has to be.

Comments

[xuincherguixe.livejournal.com]

Why is this unsuitable for minors?

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Oy! Stupid new LJ content-filtering.

[kimberly-t.livejournal.com]

And here's where I geek out a bit, and say that didn't necessarily have to be a setup for a joke. The really powerful stereo amps are much in demand at deaf parties, because when they're at wake-'em-up-the-next-street-over level, they vibrate to the beat. People tip them over onto the floor, slip their shoes off and feel the beat through their stocking feet; great for dancing!

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. But it still SOUNDS like a joke setup.

[limpingpigeon.livejournal.com]

That had actually occurred to me, though I doubt that this particular stereo was powerful enough to be useful.

But it was still an intersting conversation to observe.