I went to the US Patent Office OT

[Don Coatney]

trying to register some of my inventions.

I went to the main desk to sign in and the lady at the desk had a form

that had to be filled out.

She wrote down my personal info and then asked me what I had invented.

I said, "A folding bottle."

She said, "Okay. What do you call it?"

"A Fottle."

"What else do you have?"

"A folding carton."

"What do you call it?"

"A Farton."

She snickered and said, "Those are silly names for products and one of

them sounds kind of crude."

I was so upset by her comment that I grabbed the form and left the office

without even telling her about my folding bucket.

[James_Douglas]

We have got to get you a hobby!

[Norm's Coupe]

James,

I think Don must have had a slow day today to dream that one up.

[PatS....]

trying to register some of my inventions.

I went to the main desk to sign in and the lady at the desk had a form

that had to be filled out.

She wrote down my personal info and then asked me what I had invented.

I said, "A folding bottle."

She said, "Okay. What do you call it?"

"A Fottle."

"What else do you have?"

"A folding carton."

"What do you call it?"

"A Farton."

She snickered and said, "Those are silly names for products and one of

them sounds kind of crude."

I was so upset by her comment that I grabbed the form and left the office

without even telling her about my folding bucket.

[Plymouthy Adams]

I have worked for the government for 33 years...got much time logged at the watering hole, also 20 years military duty...and this is a first..I did laugh...

[John Mulders]

love jokes like that !

thanks Don !

John

[Frank Blackstone]

Your posts are one of the best reasons to view this forum.

[Normspeed]

And he did it all without saying Nantucket.

[norrism1]

Don,

Hope you don't mind, I had to email that to family and friends.