Do you know a "Flashing 12"?

**jawn_tech** · #1 (**permalink**) 03-08-2005, 02:24 PM

Do you know someone who is a "Flashing 12"? Chances are you do. If you are new to the term, it simply means a person without tech savvy. It comes from the fact that you walk into their house and their VCR / DVD player has a flashing "12:00" because they don't know how to program it.
For the record, I never program mine either, but you know...too much time on more geeky things.

Personally, I feel bad for these people because of how swiftly technology advances, and like to help them get caught up to speed. But the biggest challenge is, explaining things.

For example, on this site, Rob (the owner) explains how to describe "podcasting" to flashing 12's.

I'm sure we've all been there, trying to tell family and friends what "affiliate marketing" is. Or it could be explaining to a flashing 12 what the difference is between a domain name, a url, and hosting is. Maybe your flashing 12 is a client.

I guess it's good to be geek...until it's time to explain things. Can you?

MarcieZoob · #2 (**permalink**) 03-09-2005, 07:20 AM

Love the term! I think 90% of our clients are "flashing 12" types up here... hence the drinking habit. <wink>

I think my business partner and I are pretty patient when helping our "flashing 12" clients - it wasn't too long ago that we were just learning this stuff ourselves.

**ctabuk** · #3 (**permalink**) 03-09-2005, 08:10 AM

I am soooooooooooo close to getting kicked out of here, I want to post - 12" Yes, but I don't use it as a rule. But I can't do it, I simply cannot press send, I'll retype it, I'll think on it, hey stay away from my PC, don't press send, oh please don't

MarcieZoob · #4 (**permalink**) 03-09-2005, 02:52 PM

Oh ctabuk, I see where you're going with the whole flashing 12 thing...probably wearing your trench coat, too, eh?

**ctabuk** · #5 (**permalink**) 03-09-2005, 02:56 PM

Why am I in love with you, I love your posts, I like everything about you, Hell tell your husband he has serious competition, the 10,000 miles is nothing!

MarcieZoob · #6 (**permalink**) 03-09-2005, 02:59 PM

Don't you notice me following you around the forum? In the real world it's called stalking and it could land me in jail...

So do you know any flashing 12" ? Still laughing...

**ctabuk** · #7 (**permalink**) 03-10-2005, 06:56 AM

And so avid readers we take you know to the little love nest deep in the snow forests of Michigan.

Marcie, ctabuk light that fire
ctabuk, what with Marcie, my sweet
M,with matches you cretin.
C,I forgot to bring them, light of my life.
M,Take this,
C, Ouch
And so we leave the happy couple, no wait a Grizzly has arrived.
M, do something!
C,play dead
M,your'e the only one with the brainpower to get away with that.
Will our heroes escape, will they kill and eat the bear? Tune in this time next year for the thrilling conclusion of 'Love on the Web'or 'How ctabuk met his match even though he had forgotten to bring them'

MarcieZoob · #8 (**permalink**) 03-10-2005, 06:59 AM

oh i'm laughing so hard my sides hurt...

SnerdeyWebs · #9 (**permalink**) 03-10-2005, 02:28 PM

Look what happens when I take a couple of days off. C is the story teller and there goes the topic!

If it was not for the Flashing 12's .. we would all be out of business.

Question.. if they are the Flashing 12's.. what are we?

Steady 10101010's ??

Is that an incoming message I hear?

MarcieZoob · #10 (**permalink**) 03-10-2005, 05:20 PM

Snerdy, you need to send some Snerdy Balls to Mr. Flashing 12" (that would be ctabuk). I can just see it now...

SnerdeyWebs · #11 (**permalink**) 03-10-2005, 06:46 PM

More than happy to share.. I mean, send.

ROFLOL

**ctabuk** · #12 (**permalink**) 03-11-2005, 04:11 AM

Hi Snerdey, we thought you had gone forever, still you can't have everything-lol!

Now Snerdey me old mate, how would you have fought the Grizly, would you have saved Marcie from a fate worse than death?

MarcieZoob · #13 (**permalink**) 03-11-2005, 09:16 AM

OK, I've fought off bears bigger than the likes of you two! I just show them my Tikka T3 and they leave me alone, "they" meaning all beasts, human or otherwise...

**ctabuk** · #14 (**permalink**) 03-11-2005, 10:04 AM

What on earth is a Tikka, sounds like a very big clock?

MarcieZoob · #15 (**permalink**) 03-11-2005, 10:11 AM

A Tikka T3 stainless steel shotgun made by our friends at Beretta...it's a big gun. Don't worry, it's so heavy I can barely lift it and I'm too chicken to shoot the thing. I leave the shootin' to the hubbie...I just carry it to look vicious. :)

**ctabuk** · #16 (**permalink**) 03-14-2005, 03:47 AM

Marcie said "It's so heavy I can barely lift it and I'm too chicken to shot the thing"

That's some marriage folks