Strips

In all of the discussion about how many people know what a "scope" is or what it means to calibrate one, nobody thought to ask how many people are likely to get the reference to "Cerebus the Aardvark."

itegem, maybe you could provide a link to your syndicated comic strip that I am sure is full of common-man hilarity. Whether you are familiar with a "scope" is irrelevant to the strip. Dilbert strips are funniest when you can see your own experiences within them. Scott uses an example of a management absurdity and it is up to your imagination to do the rest. Perhaps Marmaduke would be better-suited for your level of perception.

I thought this strip was really funny because I have been in this situation several times myself. Upper management had me sending equipment to be certified by some jack-leg to save a few dollars and it caused nothing but trouble for us, especially when we had a regulatory inspection by the Feds.

Hey, Scott's in my world today! Calibration, not the tinkering (much). When I was in military, there was one tech who calibrated most of the scopes say, "Close enough."
I put up a sign one day that said, "Close only counts in hand grenades, horseshoes, and calibration!"
Of course, my CO didn't let that stay up long ;)