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"Go find a '''long stand'''" is one form of a semi-functional [[practical joke]] played in [[blue-collar]] settings. The point of the joke is that no such thing exists, but a senior worker such as a mastertradesman will send an apprentice out to find such a "long stand". The prank may be played simply to have a laugh at the expense of the apprentice; to keep the apprentice occupied while the senior workers are too busy to supervise; or a combination of the two. |
"Go find a '''long stand'''" is one form of a semi-functional [[practical joke]] played in [[blue-collar]] settings. The point of the joke is that no such thing exists, but a senior worker such as a mastertradesman will send an apprentice out to find such a "long stand". The prank may be played simply to have a laugh at the expense of the apprentice; to keep the apprentice occupied while the senior workers are too busy to supervise; or a combination of the two. |
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Sometimes the apprentice may quickly return without the ''long stand'', in these circumstances it is customary to ask them to go back for a ''long weight''. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*[[snipe hunt]] |
*[[snipe hunt]] |
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*[[busywork]] |
*[[busywork]] |
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*[[Fool's errand]] |
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Revision as of 15:14, 18 January 2005
"Go find a long stand" is one form of a semi-functional practical joke played in blue-collar settings. The point of the joke is that no such thing exists, but a senior worker such as a mastertradesman will send an apprentice out to find such a "long stand". The prank may be played simply to have a laugh at the expense of the apprentice; to keep the apprentice occupied while the senior workers are too busy to supervise; or a combination of the two.
Sometimes the apprentice may quickly return without the long stand, in these circumstances it is customary to ask them to go back for a long weight.