YSaC, Vol. 1399: He’s also selling a piano that gets great mileage.
2012 December 6
Here’s another one from our “unclear on the concept” department:
microwave – $20
Good working microwave. Monitor is $25 bucks, turns on then goes black, I’m not computer savvy, as is. Thanks for looking. Tom text/call ### ### ####
Wait, what? It’s a microwave, you say? And the monitor turns on and then goes black? I would say your assessment of your computer savvy is right on the money. From this, I can’t even tell what it is you’re advertising – a monitor or a microwave oven.
Fortunately, the ad also came with some pictures:
Well.. um. That certainly cleared things up. Thanks for the post, Wendy!
…and in other news…fish
Ceege, while you are in the box today, would you mind checking to see if the lights work on the 50,000 stings of lights in the storage bins? 8) Thanks ever so!
Stings of Lights is IF’s Paris-based Police cover band known throughout the land for their fluorescent guitar riffs and shiny baguettes.
*plugs in strings of lights, hears loud screech from cat, smells burning fur, lights do not function*
Yep, the lights sting!
I sure could use a pirate now!
Arrgh!
In an unrelated matter, does anyone know how to treat an electrical burn? I’m asking for a friend.
Elementary, my dear Watson.
*Pulls a foil-wrapped lasagna off his processor’s heat-sink*
Best microwave I’ve ever owned. And people said I just needed a new monitor!
“The shit really hit the microwave” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
No, but it’s a fairly accurate description of last night’s dinner.
Some product convergences, like the camera phone and the game console/Blu-Ray player, make sense for consumers. Others, like the microwave/monitor/oscillating desk fan, don’t.
The vegetable peeler/marital aid/grout trowel didn’t do so well either.
Oh, ow!!
Cat Math invades CraigsList, film at elebenty-marshmallows.
I’d just like to caution everyone that Colleen in MA bought a mattress from her local Craigslist, and we never heard from her again! *cue crescendo, lightning, horses crying out in fear*
Ok, which one of us posted that?
Isn’t it obvious? That’s the cooling fan from Sparky’s CPU. Apparently his CPU gets VERY hot. Um, would that send me to the corner? (jumping up and down): Yay! First time in the corner! Yum, coffee slices…
It’s hot, then it’s cold..
It’s yes, then it’s no.
It’s on, then it’s black..
It works, then it blows.
You!
You don’t really want to have this, no!
But!
But you really want some leftovers reheated, oh!
LL, I don’t know why but I think you should go to the corner too.
Party in the corner!
I brought Twister and some stale popcorn!
I think this is more like a mad-lib.
(Salutation)! I have a (electronic device) for sale. It has (random feature) and (other random feature). However, the (computer component) doesn’t work very well. (Name) (Contact method) (random musical instrument)
Here are some photos for reference: (select the first three Google Image results for [random item] and insert them here.)
Oooh, I wanna play!
Aloha! I have a toaster for sale. It has a no-wax finish and Bluetooth. However, the sound card doesn’t work very well. Ghostie. Owl Post. Tambourine.
Here are some photos for reference: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Metre_pliant_500px.png/220px-Metre_pliant_500px.png (I only put one so my comment wouldn’t get stuck in mediation.)
But what stations does it get? I’m in a bad signal area and I need to know if I can pick up the New York Times.
Also, how many speeds does it have? I need something with puree, rinse and autocorrect settings.
:checks bottom of toaster:
“Includes Norton Antivirus, Showtime, and anti-lock brakes.”
Huh, it doesn’t say how many speeds it has. I’ve only used Reverse and Pot-Scrubber.
I tried to play Myst on my microwave. It didn’t let me play the game, although there were pretty lights on the monitor. But the disc never played right on my computer after that.
Digi, I used to be able to pick up the New York Times, just not the Sunday edition.
Aw man! I’ll have to use something else to ride to work, then.
My turn.
Howdy Y’all, I have a catulator for sale. It has a pair of mittens and a small waterfall. However, the Control key does not work very well. One. Stick it in your eye. Kazoo.
Picture
I’m following Ghostie’s lead on the picture.
Sounds like Tom needs an upgrade.
This is what happens when a non-computer literate person asks the paper boy they never tip or an adult niece or nephew for whom they still think a silver dollar is an acceptable Christmas gift to post a Craigslist ad.
Or when Batman asks the pizza delivery boy how to work a washing machine and where to find a limo
Sparky is obviously trying to unload the now discontinued iCook. Can’t blame him. I had one of those and I have to say….. not a fan.
The icook was overrated.
I just turn on my ipad’s fireplace simulator and set it on a flat surface. Plenty big enough to fit most of the pans I have.
Salmonella Surprise again?
My microwave monitor doesn’t work either. Whenever I use the microwave, all I can get on the monitor is a video of the same kind of food I’m cooking, going around and around and around.
On the plus side, the 3D is fairly lifelike, and the framerate is great.
This is the ad Bubba has been waiting for.
Bubba: Hey baby, why don’t you hop into the kitchen and grab me a beer. And while your at it why don’t you blow me…oh, lets see, blow me a burrito.
One, roll your eyes over to the corner.
Aww.
*rolls eyes at corner*
*eyes bounce a couple of times before rolling to corner*
*microwave blows eyes back past One to opposite corner*
*catulator swats eyes under otterman*
*otterman picks up eyes, then spits eyes into water dish*
(No accounting for taste)
Ow! My eyes!
*One retrieves eyes and heads for neutral corner*
This is obviously a government black ops ad:
microwave – $20 : Codename for assassin being contacted
Good working microwave. : method of communication
Monitor is : Codename for target
$25 bucks, : Payment is $250,000
turns on then goes black : To kill target
I’m not computer savvy, as is : and destroy all computer files belonging to target
Thanks for looking. : like you have a choice
Tom text/call ### ### #### : False info, phone number answered by some Sparky in Podunk, No Where
[Irony] The way the appliance works is that the cavity magnetron generates a stream of microwaves. These are directed at a “fan.” The blades are angled, not curved aerodynamically–so the microwaves then rebound from the rotating blades to bounce around the inside of the cooking chamber.
Since physics cannot be denied, and energy is lost in each rebound, the distribution of energy is not uniform within the entire cooking area. This is why all modern units have a rotating platter, to bring the product through the range of energy states. (This is also why it is better to use less than full power and longer cycle times, if only to get more revolutions of the platter.)
So, there is a fan in your microwave.
Now, whether it is SVGA or S-Video compatible could be an issue.
The only problem is the ‘waves you are exposed to, when you try to hold it close to your head so you can hear from the dinky speaker. I wonder if nuked brains are safe from zomb…
Hence the expression “Sparky ain’t nuking with a rotating platter.”
I have this exact fan in the same color. I never thought of using it as a microwave. Or a monitor.
Psh…. Just goes to show you…
CJ, “thanks” for your “help” with the “lights.” Punchity Punch Punch!
Good Morning, Linus Torvalds!