strange remark about your collection?

like these? http://www.flickr.com/photos/1ajs/5147764344/in/photostream/lightbox/ On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 7:15 AM, Paul Anderson <wackyvorlon at me.com> wrote: > On 2012-09-26, at 4:05 AM, David Griffith <dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu> wrote: > >> >> If the subject comes up, I just point out that people still play with > Model T Fords. That usually satisfies the curious. > > One of my other hobbies is collecting slide rules. Most people aren't > aware that these even *existed*. Whenever it comes up, I have to go through > a whole explanation of what a slide rule is, what it was used for, etc. > > In university, I'm studying classics. Nobody seems to know that one > either, so most of the time I just take a shortcut and tell them Ancient > Greece and Rome. Add to that my ham radio hobby, and I think I'm doomed to > endless explanation... >