I just find they get in the way when trying to get at wires behind them.
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Why do we have modesty panels on desks?
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So you can't see the secretarys wings and know when she's on.
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Because in the 1960s we had women wearing short skirts and open plan offices
Would you let your daughter work in an open plan office? 1968.
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No computers and 4 way extension leads to PAT that required you to have a quick look under the desk?
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They were for that to start with, but now of course, remove one and the desk falls to bits. Brian
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Not in 1968.
By 1977 they had A Computer.
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What's the point of hiring a sexy secretary if you can't see her bits?
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If she was a prude she could put knickers on. Otherwise, good way to get a mate.
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You actually do the tests? When I did PAT testing I just glanced at them. Not falling apart, probably ok, add sticker.
A contractor electrician once PAT tested and failed a 5V power supply due to an exposed *5 volt* wire, which he claimed was dangerous. I removed the red warning sticker, continued using it, and called him a moron. His response was something along the lines of "well I dunno, I just follow the instructions".
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Actually probably all desks need it for support. A long piece of furniture needs some kind of support to keep it at right angles.
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No, it's so you can make a dramatic entrance.
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WTF? How is opening a door anything remotely like sitting at a desk?
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no it is to save the modesty of somebody in the room in a state of déshabillé
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same purpose ...to save your modesty....
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Blimey. That's rather more 029 card punches than I've ever seen in one room.
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I wasn't going to bother to look at that image, until someone mentioned card punches... B-)
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Boots were very proud of their "perforated metal ceilings, filled with a compound of fibreglass and asbestos" to absorb the noise ;-)
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A sigh of the times also:
"Most of the noise from this department is absorbed by the ceilings perforated metal panels fitted with a compound of fibreglass and asbestos."
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Followed by:
"This absorbs and muffles the sound so effectively that it is impossible to hear a quiet conversation within a few feet."
Not that the noise from 30+ card punches would have affected the ability to hear "a quiet conversation within a few feet" at all. B-)