scott wrote:
>> (Obviously *I* had to sort this out. Because, you know, my mum is too 
>> stupid even after all these decades to work out that the triangle 
>> means "play", the square means "stop", the two rectangles means 
>> "pause", and the pairs of arrows indicate moving forwards or 
>> backwards...)
> 
> Yeh it's funny how after apparently years of using equipment that 
> follows this standard, when you instruct such a person to "press the 
> play button" or such, they suddenly have no idea what you mean.

Seriously, *how* many years has triangle been the play button on 
cassette desks, CD players, VHS units, DVD players...??

But my mum can't figure out how to work any of these devices, 
apparently. Stupid cow...

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