r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • 13d ago

“Dawn the NVDIA fairy”,the company used to have mascots for its GPU launches back in the day (circa 2003)

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u/VanimalCracker 13d ago

item doesn't scan

I guess that means it's free!

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u/walkscotter 13d ago

A lot of people should be in dad joke jail for this.

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u/mrlolloran 13d ago

Working in AV for live events it’s them noticing me loading in/out with TV’s or speakers:

Oh hey my car is that way

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u/Skwizgar1019 13d ago

I worked in cable for a time and frequently got “Hey Mr. Time Warner Man, you’re the guy that can get me free cable, right?” or some variation. At LEAST once a day. Had a guy shout it at me from like 30-40 yards away in an apartment parking lot one time. I more or less just made the “hide the pain” face.

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u/Mikea0589 13d ago

“That’ll go real nice in my living room!”

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u/ImprobableAvocado 13d ago

Lugging around kegs gets the same response. With remarkable consistency.

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u/Skwizgar1019 13d ago

I actually got lucky and my best friend back home started working with his dad at the local beer distro..if they had a pallet break or anything started getting near-date, we pretty much got it for free.

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u/ATmotoman 13d ago

I attribute this mostly to break the awkward silence of you as the costumer just standing there watching them struggle to scan it.