• fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk
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    9 hours ago

    Britons of a certain age refer to this as the “Trigger’s Broom Paradox”, after a character from a comedy TV Series “Only Fools and Horses”.

    Trigger, who worked as a street sweeper, got an award from the City Council for maintaining the same sweeping brush for twenty years (though the broom has had 17 new heads and 14 new handles).

    Trigger’s Broom (Youtube Link)

    • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      And I’m still using the same 386 that my family bought when I was a kid. Every time I’ve upgraded it I’ve kept at least one part from the previous configuration.