I was thinking of ending in "k". But say no more. 
Paul__B:
I was thinking of ending in "k". But say no more.
Wink-wink, nudge-nudge.
I use breadboards fairly often, cheap ones from the far East.
About 99% of the time I use the 1/8W wired resistors, so no big wires.
Dont have a problem poking the ends into the holes myself, no complaints from the breadboard either.
STILL NO PHOTO OF THE ISSUE
raschemmel:
STILL NO PHOTO OF THE ISSUE
Thanks, but the problem seems to be resolved. As I posted above, it was not so much the resistors as the breadboard. I've since gotten two breadboards that work fine with the same kind of resistors I was having trouble with. Old breadboard is in the bin.
I have a news flash for you.
It isn't all about you.
This is an OPEN SOURCE forum.
There are people reading your post wondering
what you are talking about because they've never
used a breadboard or seen a resistor for that matter. Providing photos allows them to learn
'virtually' so that they can learn what to purchase and what to avoid when they decide to take the first step. Now they'll never know...
What does 'spagetti legs ' mean ?
raschemmel:
What does 'spagetti legs ' mean ?
To me it means the component leads are so flimsy they bend when you push them into the breadboard - unless you're using the aforementioned tweezers clamped on within a quarter inch of the end of the lead. Breadboard insertion resistance could also be a factor.
Must be someone in Italy using that description.
Here in the USA we would just say 'crappy' or 'flimsy'
raschemmel:
Must be someone in Italy using that description.
Here in the USA we would just say 'crappy' or 'flimsy'
But then you in the USA claim to power your vehicles with "gas" and can't spell words like colour and labour. 
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I beg to differ.
We can spell.
You just can't read.
We can spell.
but you can't solder 
"but you can't solder "
Well that''s not my soldering but it is ugly,
I'll give you that..."
Well that''s not my soldering but it is ugly,
Missed joke alert !
Americans don't solder anything, they sodder it
UKHeliBob:
Americans don't solder anything, they sodder it
That explains something I read in a catalogue a long time ago 'sloddering irons'.
How do you pronounce it PerryB? I've never heard the L vocalized.
CrossRoads:
How do you pronounce it PerryB? I've never heard the L vocalized.
I was being silly and a bit unfair. The word in the catalogue was clearly a spelling mistake and not meant to be the American word for solder.
raschemmel:
Must be someone in Italy using that description.
Here in the USA we would just say 'crappy' or 'flimsy'
Were you unable to read the text of the original post?
All slang, and some colourful metaphors is/are hard to translate. Correct technical English is more appropriate on a technical forum. Even lingo in different flavours of English can be confusing.