"John R. Yamamoto-Wilson" <john@rarebooksinjapan.org> wrote in message 
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> Paul Blay wrote::
>
>> >> If you can then check the 'ka-click' quotient of the sockets on your
> audio
>> >> card / any extension cable.
>
> I replied:
>
>> > Check the *what*? I'm afraid my Greek's not very good...
>
> To which Paul:
>
>> It's a giongo.
>
> Do you have any idea how little that helps?
>
>> When I plug my headphone jack into my audio extension cable it makes
>> a little 'ka-click' sound, you couldn't fit a razor blade between
>> them.
>
> Between what?
>
>> Minor wiggles and pulls have no effect on the connection - it takes a
>> significant force to separate them (whereupon the 'ka-click' sound plays
>> backwards).
>
> You're just pulling my leg, right?
>
>>
>> On the other hand the connection between the audio extension cable and
>> the sound card could be described by an obscene similie involving a lady
>> of negotiable affection.  Breathe on the cable the wrong way and it turns
>> from stereo to mono.
>>
>> So now you know, and knowing is half the battle. ;-)
>
> Oh! You *are* pulling my leg! Whew! For a minute I thought there must be
> something wrong with at least one of us.
>
> -- 
> John
> http://rarebooksinjapan.com
>
I don't think he is pulling your leg. As far as the hard breathing on the 
cable, I thought it went from mono to stereo instead of vice versa. And as 
far as the giongo it sounds like a gazinta to me.(like this "goes into" 
that)