dial-knobs

Updated: June 3, 2025

Or people who push buttons to see what'll happen, or turn valves and twiddle with dial-knobs because they have nothing else to do with their hands. Or shoot insulators off power lines to see if they can hit them. People who don't know it's loaded. People who think warning signs are purely ornamental. People who play practical jokes. People who " "I know what you mean.

H. Beam Piper - Day of the Moron