# When Hal Briston tries to sell an electronic thesaurus **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 21, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hal-briston-tries-to-sell-an-electronic-thesaurus/529838 "2010-02-21T02:33:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hal-briston-tries-to-sell-an-electronic-thesaurus/529838/1 "2010-02-21T02:33:23Z")
[There’s something ewe might notice about the pictures here.](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Franklin-TPQ109-Collins-Thesaurus-Compact/dp/B000NZKEUS/ref=acc_glance_ce_ai_-2_t_3) I almost missed it myself, but when I noticed the second customer image looked strange, I clicked on it and got quite a surprise. I just have to wonder who associates electronic thesauri with sheep in lingerie. Do ovine tastes in love poetry run to the florid? Are they constantly seen browsing through fertile groves of poetry, or grazing on verbiage run riot? ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hal-briston-tries-to-sell-an-electronic-thesaurus/529838/2 "2010-02-21T02:54:08Z")
Let me be the first to say “LOL!”! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hal-briston-tries-to-sell-an-electronic-thesaurus/529838/3 "2010-02-21T03:07:22Z")
I totally saved that to my hard drive. Can’t wait for an opportunity to send it someone! ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hal-briston-tries-to-sell-an-electronic-thesaurus/529838/4 "2010-02-21T03:54:31Z")
See, you’ll want to describe the second picture to your friends, but you really can’t without the aid of a Thesaurus. Oh, Wait! ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hal-briston-tries-to-sell-an-electronic-thesaurus/529838/5 "2010-02-21T04:37:13Z")
Ya know, that whole “Hal does sheep” thing hasn’t been funny in a very long time. Just sayin… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hal-briston-tries-to-sell-an-electronic-thesaurus/529838/6 "2010-02-21T05:21:09Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Ya know, that whole “Hal does sheep” thing hasn’t been funny in a very long time. > Just sayin… Says ewe. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hal-briston-tries-to-sell-an-electronic-thesaurus/529838/7 "2010-02-21T16:16:37Z")
I can’t find any customer images on that page. What completely obvious link have I overlooked this time? ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hal-briston-tries-to-sell-an-electronic-thesaurus/529838/8 "2010-02-21T16:20:30Z")
Amazon got wise and has ruined our fun. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hal-briston-tries-to-sell-an-electronic-thesaurus/529838/9 "2010-02-21T16:25:44Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > I can’t find any customer images on that page. What completely obvious link have I overlooked this time? > [@fubbleskag](#): > > Amazon got wise and has ruined our fun. [Found it.](http://www.exoinfo.net/fred/sheep.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hal-briston-tries-to-sell-an-electronic-thesaurus/529838/10 "2010-02-21T16:29:54Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > [Found it.](http://www.exoinfo.net/fred/sheep.jpg) I’ll send it to Gene Wilder. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hal-briston-tries-to-sell-an-electronic-thesaurus/529838/11 "2010-02-21T17:02:24Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > [Found it.](http://www.exoinfo.net/fred/sheep.jpg) AHHHHHH! _hides_ ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hal-briston-tries-to-sell-an-electronic-thesaurus/529838/12 "2010-02-22T02:59:18Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Ya know, that whole “Hal does sheep” thing hasn’t been funny in a very long time. > Just sayin… I’m just glad that **runner pat** was able to clue me in on to what the hell this was all about. And FTR, this is a good example of the [first type](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8207180) of thread. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-hal-briston-tries-to-sell-an-electronic-thesaurus/529838/13 "2010-02-23T21:18:28Z")
**Hal** , perhaps you should purchase a custom title such as “I do not like sheep.”