Compasses

[RetiredJake]

Back in the 1800s the Tates Watch Company of Massachusetts wanted to produce other products and, since they already made the cases for pocket watches, decided to market compasses for the pioneers traveling west. It turned out that although their watches were of finest quality; their compasses were so bad that people often ended up in Canada or Mexico rather than California .

This, of course, is the origin of the expression, "He who has a Tates is lost!"

 

[ProF]

Oh, man...that's TERRIBLE!!!!!! And I thought my puns were bad.

If ever this site offers a prize for the worst pun, I'm gonna nominate you!

And I'm going to send it to everybody I know!

 

[Mad Dog Jim]

I was like "what?" then I was all "So?" then I read the reply and figured it out

 

[Davidw2415]

I was like "what?" then I was all "So?" then I read the reply and figured it out

Yap; it took me a few seconds.

 

[buck484]

That's bad!

 

[geezer]

Glad I wasn't the only one that had to read it twice to get it.

 

[Apyle]

Ouch!

 

[lorne]

well Jake atleast your getting responces. guess if i say don't quit your day job it wouldn't really matter. but yea gota read it twice

 

[T-Ray]

Got it in one here and will have to pass it along. Tooooooo good!

 

[RetiredJake]

well Jake atleast your getting responces. guess if i say don't quit your day job it wouldn't really matter. but yea gota read it twice

The beautiful part of being retired is that I don't have a day job, so I can do this whenever I want with no impact. As long as I stay out of everyone's reach. :newsmile01: