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NancyII - > Things that interest ME -> IDIOT SIGHTINGS !!!!!
IDIOT SIGHTINGS !!!!!

This is going around the internet again and since it's fun I thought I'd share it with you folks.  Feel free to add your own experiences.  The only thing I ask is PLEASE do not make political comments.  This is just for fun.

Idiot Sightings!!!!
Be careful, be very  careful

IDIOT  SIGHTING: Gene and I had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears
repairman told  us that one of our problems was that we did not have a
"large" enough  motor on the opener. I thought for a minute, and said that
we had the largest one Sears made at that time a 1/2 horsepower. He shook
his head and said, "Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower." I responded that 1/2
was  larger than 1/4. He said, "NO, it's not." Four is larger than two. We
haven't used Sears for repairs since.

IDIOT  SIGHTING: I live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new
neighbor call the local  township administrative office to request the
removal of theDeer Crossing  sign on our road. The reason: "Too many deer
are being hit  by cars out  here! I don't think this is a good place for
them to be crossing anymore.  "From Kingman ,  KS

IDIOTS IN FOOD  SERVICE: My daughter went to  a local Taco Bell and ordered
a taco. She asked the person behind the  counter for "minimal lettuce." He
said he was sorry, but they only had ice  burg. He was a Chef? Yep...From
Kansas City

IDIOT  SIGHTING: I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an
airport employee  asked, "Has anyone put anything in your baggage without
your knowledge. To  which I replied, "If it was without my knowledge, how
would I know?" He  smiled knowingly and nodded, "That's why we ask."
Happened in Birmingham,  Ala.

IDIOT  SIGHTING: The stoplight on the corner buzzes when its safe to cross
the street. I  was crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of
mine.She asked  if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it
signalsblind  people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded, "What
on earth are blind people doing driving?!" She was a probation officer in
Wichita  , KS

IDIOT  SIGHTING: At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker. She
was leaving the  company due to "downsizing." Our manager commented
cheerfully, "This is  fun. We should do this more often." Not another word
was spoken. We all  just looked at each other with that
deer-in-the-headlights stare. This was  a bunch at Texas  Instruments.

IDIOT  SIGHTING: I work with an  individual who plugged her power strip back
into itself and for the sake  of her own life, couldn't understand why her
system would not turn on. A  deputy with the Dallas County Sheriffs
office no less.

IDIOT SIGHTING: When my husband and  I arrived at an automobile dealership
to pick up our car, we were told the  keys had been locked in it. We went to
the service department and found a  mechanic working feverishly to unlock
the driver's side door. As I watched  from the passenger side, I
instinctively tried the door handle and  discovered that it was unlocked.
"Hey," I announced to the technician,  "its open! His reply, "I know - I
already got that side."This was at the Ford dealership in  Canton
,Mississippi  !

STAY ALERT! They walk among us...  and they REPRODUCE!!!

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posted by antiextremism on Mar 28, 2007 at 08:36 AM

LOL.

Speaking of the blind, here's another thing that makes you go hmmmmmmmmmm?

Why do drive up teller windows have braille symbols for their customers?

posted by randomfactor on Mar 28, 2007 at 08:45 AM
Because most of us old folks are farsighted, not nearsighted.  We can *FIND* the damned things with no problem...
posted by randomfactor on Mar 28, 2007 at 08:51 AM

Somewhat related to Nancy's post is the old story about the woman who called a Nissan dealership and was told that they did, indeed, have 28-ounce waterpumps in stock.  She was so relieved because the other parts stores she'd called had no idea they came in sizes like that.  Supposedly the clerk said they not only stocked 280z but 300z and 240z pumps as well. 

Snopes expands on these automotive stories somewhat, including the "710" cap story.

http://www.snopes.com/autos...

posted by redkernhero on Mar 28, 2007 at 08:59 AM
Sounds like you associate with fellow rocket scientists.
posted by Katatak on Mar 28, 2007 at 09:06 AM
This makes me smile, thanks Nancy!
posted by TomW on Mar 28, 2007 at 09:07 AM
Those are great, Nancy.  I love the power strip one.  My dad used to collect stupid criminal stories.  There was the one about the guy who went into a bank and asked for a million dollars.  The teller said they didn't have that much at the bank and asked if he would he take a check.  He did.  And then got busted the next day when he came back to the bank to deposit it in his account.

Another from my field:  When I was a property manager, I had a tenant who was a real problem, running what we believed was a prostitution ring out of his apartment.  Like all people of that type, he soon stopped paying rent.  After a month and a half, we filed for eviction based on non-payment, since any other type of eviction in San Francisco requires photos, pages of documentation, film, receipts, DNA, live streaming satellite footage, corroboration from at least 7 government agencies (2 foreign), and a voodoo doll constructed from the personal belongs and hair of a city council member.  After we file the eviction, the tenant contests it, based on improper filing.  His argument was that we were not evicting him because of non-payment, but because he hadn't paid his rent *and* he was running a prostitution ring.  That was an interesting trial.
posted by Katatak on Mar 28, 2007 at 09:09 AM

Kat<- agrees with TomW on the power strip, very memorable!

posted by sagefever on Mar 28, 2007 at 12:01 PM
Thanks Nancy ~ this was really funny!..we have all run into these folks,and naturally I have never made such errors myself,well OK just the once,I like to call it my life! lol Again thanks for some mid week humor.
posted by anonymous on Mar 28, 2007 at 03:22 PM
My sister called me at work once. We'd been talking for a bit when I had to tell her to hang on for a minute (so I could answer a question from a coworker) and when I got back to her, she asked "Are you at work?".  After I'd finished laughing, I asked her "Well, what number did you call me at?" - it took her a minute but she finally figured it out.
posted by KATTBC on Mar 28, 2007 at 04:36 PM
Thanks, Nancy.....that was pretty funny. Love the comments, too.
posted by raychopra on Apr 1, 2007 at 08:37 PM

Nancy, laughter is the best medicine.

Thanks for cracking us.

posted by NancyII on Apr 1, 2007 at 08:47 PM

Glad all of you liked it.   We've all met one or more like this huh?

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