brianmole 0 Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 In any industry, 'apprentices' are usually put through some fun challenges such as: Go to the stores and get some skirting board ladders (building trades) Go to the pharmacy and get a roll of fallopian tubing (nurse) Go to the back of the van and find the box of sky hooks for that truss(RS Discos) So, what are the best ones for our industry you have heard / fallen foul of? Any other industry's classics? Link to post Share on other sites
FDDJ 0 Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Sending them to the hardware shop to pick up a can of tartan paint or a "long wait"... http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/rolleyes.gif "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." - Charles Darwin <a href="http://www.djassociates.org"><img src="http://www.djassociates.org/anims/compres_banner.gif" alt="Join the DJ Associates Disc Jockey Association" border="0" width="468" height="60"></a> Link to post Share on other sites
danno 0 Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Go and get a packet of spot welds See if they can find the golden rivet - (Aviation) Link to post Share on other sites
jackcu 0 Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 My wife works in Accident & Emergency - when they have new staff they give them the clipboard with the patient's notes on it and send them out to the waiting room to call them through for treatment. Recent injured patients have included: Sue Flay Arthur Itis Annette Curtain Lynn O'Leum Scott Linyard Warren Peace Hugh Jarse Fay Slift It usually takes them a 2 or 3 calls before the laughing from the treatment area gets too loud. Cheers, Jack. Link to post Share on other sites
DJ Marky Marc 0 Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 i like sending people to shops for a "long weight" or a "bag of sparks" but one poor 16 year old lad had to make 3 trips to B and Q trying to get a left handed screew driver... what makes it worse is that the staff in B and Q didnt see the joke and spent 30 minutes trying to find one with him... http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/wallbash.gif <a href="http://www.djassociates.org"><img src="http://www.djassociates.org/anims/compres_banner.gif" alt="Join the DJ Associates Disc Jockey Association" border="0" width="468" height="60"></a> Link to post Share on other sites
FrankieJ 0 Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 When I was working as a redcoat I had the task every Saturday morning to clean the stage area. As I was doing this I asked one of the holiday makers whas chilling out in the clubhouse to pop over to Reception and ask the receptionist to radio maintenance for a BLACK light bulb for the backstage area, the holiday maker went off and come back asking what size I needed???? http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/laugh.gif Even the receptionist fell for it DOH!!!!! http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/wallbash.gif Another one was during bingo a newbie redcoat had the task of Bingo calling, as she was calling out the number I handed her a note which said: CAN MR R.SOLES PLEASE REPORT TO RECEPTION AS YOUR FAMILY ARE EXPECTING YOU. She never realised only when the holiday makers all began to laugh at her. God I was mean http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/tongue.gif DJ Frankie Knuckles. Link to post Share on other sites
damo1023 0 Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 the funniest one i have done to date is the trusty "sky hooks", i was doing an outdoor gig with my younger bro and told him it was a life or death matter that he got hold of some of these hooks. he came back after going all round the local town trying to find some with his tail between his legs lol. apart from that when i first started in an engineering firm when i left school someone tried to make me get a " bucket of compressed air" almost fell for it to http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/stupid.gif dmr-entertainments@hotmail.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
RobbieD 0 Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 QUOTE (FrankieJ @ Aug 19 2005, 11:05 AM)I asked one of the holiday makers whas chilling out in the clubhouse to pop over to Reception and ask the receptionist to radio maintenance for a BLACK light bulb for the backstage area, the holiday maker went off and come back asking what size I needed???? http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/laugh.gif Even the receptionist fell for it DOH!!!!! http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/wallbash.gif They didn't come back with one of these then: http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/2975/blacklightlamp3wg.jpg or one of these: http://www.cybermarket.co.uk/ishop/images/923/160_010.jpg Link to post Share on other sites
brianmole 0 Posted August 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 A metric adjustable spanner Link to post Share on other sites
MadGutts 0 Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Stripey paint is another... A stripey paint roller... Sparks for the Angle grinder or welder... Matches for the MIG welder... Fallopian tube, flange sprocket, or giggle pin in the local garage... Left handed hammer, screwdriver, spanner... etc... The thing is, the local DIY store had a mate in, so i used to tell anyone to go and ask for him for them and so we had a ping pong effect! In the computer industry: Hard drive eraser, TipEx for the word processor... I am sure there are more... http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/laugh.gif The only UK number 1 record to contain in its lyrics the title of the song which knocked it off number 1 was... Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen (lyric: "Mamma Mia")! The Forums Computer Nutter and expert! Discos, Lighting and Sound Reinforcement in and around Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Gloustershire and Buckinghamshire etc... Special FX Entertainment Services Link to post Share on other sites
analyst 0 Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 QUOTE (MadGutts @ Aug 19 2005, 01:23 PM) In the computer industry: Hard drive eraser, Actually, I do use a Hard drive eraser - a little proggie called Disk Scrubber. The combined resources of the NSA + CIA + NASA couldn't get a bit, byte or bat of info back off the drive after using that. Surprised the old "air bubble for the spirit level" (Building Trades) hasn't been mentioned yet. And of course the gullible receptionist being asked to tannoy for "Mike Hunt to contact the stores please" On that note, in one place a real guy named Len Dobin always sounded like "Bend Over" on the tannoy. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/smile.gif <a href="http://www.djassociates.org"><img src="http://www.djassociates.org/anims/compres_banner.gif" alt="Join the DJ Associates Disc Jockey Association" border="0" width="468" height="60"></a> Link to post Share on other sites
jeffwall 0 Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Changing the topic slightly... My all time worse embarrasing moment at work was when i was a apprentice electrician, the foreman presumed i knew more than i did, he asked me to connect a supply up to a portacabin on the side of the site that i was working on. It was for the managing director who wanted a hands on approach hence the portacabin on site. He arrived in the afternoon, everybody was on time for their lunch, behaving and working lots!! I got my tools out and proceeded to wire up the portacabin....feeling proud that i was asked to connect up the MANAGING DIRECTORS cabin up. (Of a multi million pound company i may add) The main supply box was on the wall just behind the cabin, so dead easy, wired it up and switched on........................half hour later, the managing director came up to me and asked if i was the person who wired up the cabin? Yes sir! Can you have a look because i just switched the lights on and they blew up, also i just boiled the kettle and it blew up as well! Turned out the foreman came over to find i had wired the cabin up for 440V three phase instead of 240V single phase http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/oops.gif The kettle had boiled in 3 seconds flat then blew up ha ha http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/smile.gif Every flourescent fitting was fu http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/censored2.gif ed Didnt win apprentice of the year that year and i still think i should have http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/whistling.gif Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisPointon 0 Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Send the unfortunate trainee to the sandwich shop asking for a venerial slice http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/whistling.gif And I remember a package once turning up at a place I used to work, and one kid who was working there over the summer holiday wondered all around the factory looking for a bloke called "Allen Keys" - because thats what was on the label - and nobody had the decency to tell him...... http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/533.gif http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/rolleyes.gif Link to post Share on other sites
Hugmaster 0 Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Hi My personal faves... A bucket of blue steam A bag of wet sparks A bubble for the spirit level A long stand And when I was working the switchboard for a local college I used to page folks with requests for the following names... Theresa Green Hugo First Billy Sugga Pete Sirland Ronald McDonnald etc etc Darren Take a listen to Music Matters, the Big Mix Entertainment podcast, featuring music from the Podsafe Music Network. Link to post Share on other sites
jeffwall 0 Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 There was a lad at school (many moons ago) His name was Paul Mycock, needless to say, he hdidnt have a quiet life at school! Link to post Share on other sites
AJS Mobile Disco 0 Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 It wasn't unknown to send new police recruits to the local church yard because of a complaint of a 'man hanging around'. Usually Jesus on a cross! http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/tongue.gif or to take a sample of 'semen' to the local hospital for analysis, having previously arranged with the A&E sister, who would then open the pot stick her finger in taste and agree what it was. It was natural yoghurt http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/fear.gif Well night duty was a bit quite at times Anne AJ's Mobile Disco Ryedale North Yorkshire PLI and PAT equipment Link to post Share on other sites
FrankieJ 0 Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 QUOTE They didn't come back with one of these then: or one of these: Oops, http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/oops.gif anyway why would I want a black lightbulb for a backstage area??? http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/wallbash.gif DJ Frankie Knuckles. Link to post Share on other sites
brianmole 0 Posted August 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 QUOTE or to take a sample of 'semen' to the local hospital for analysis, having previously arranged with the A&E sister, who would then open the pot stick her finger in taste and agree what it was. It was natural yoghurt fear.gif Well night duty was a bit quite at times Anne http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/omg.gif http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/yucky.gif http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/fear.gif http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/071.gif Link to post Share on other sites
mick 0 Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 When I worked as a mechanic in the local garage we used to send the new apprentice to grease the town hall clock - http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/071.gif Link to post Share on other sites
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