[Groop][Fwd: FW: Idiots]
David and Jenny Perrey
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Fri, 09 Jun 2000 15:49:58 -0500
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Some Grooish behaviour, since the list is quiet I thought these might amuse
those of us who are out there!
Jenny
(status relurk mode)
>
> >
> > > IDIOTS AT WORK...
> > > I was signing the receipt for my credit card
> > > purchase when the clerk noticed that I had never
> > > signed my name on the back of the credit card. She
> > > informed me that she could not complete the transaction
> > > unless the card was signed. When I asked why, she
> > > explained that it was necessary to compare the signature on
> > > the credit card with the signature I just signed on the
> > > receipt. So I signed the credit card in front of
> > > her. She carefully compared that signature to the one I
> > > signed on the receipt. As luck would have it, they
> > > matched.
> > >
> > >
> > > IDIOTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
> > >
> > > I live in a semi-rural area. We recently
> > > had a new neighbor call the local township
> > > administrative office to request the removal of the
> > > Deer Crossing sign on our road. The reason: many
> > > deer were being hit by cars and he no longer wanted them
> > > to cross there.
> > >
> > > IDIOTS IN FOOD SERVICE
> > > My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and
> > > ordered a taco. She asked the individual behind the
> > > counter for "minimal lettuce." He said he was
> > > sorry, but they only had iceberg.
> > >
> > > IDIOT SIGHTINGS Sighting #1:
> > > I was at the airport, checking in at the
> > > gate, when the airport employee asked, "Has anyone
> > > put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?" I
> > > said, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I
> > > know?" He smiled and nodded knowingly, "That's why
> > > we ask."
> > >
> > > Idiot Sighting #2:
> > > The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it
> > > is safe to cross the street. I was crossing with an
> > > intellectually challenged co-worker of mine, when
> > > she asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I
> > > explained that it signals to blind people when the light is
> > > red. She responded, appalled, "What on earth are blind
> > > people doing driving?"
> > >
> > > Idiot Sighting #3:
> > > At a good-bye lunch for an old and dear
> > > coworker who is leaving the company due to
> > > "downsizing," our manager spoke up and said, "this
> > > is fun. We should have lunch like this more often." Not
> > > another word was spoken. We just looked at each
> > > other like deer staring into the headlights of an
> > > approaching truck.
> > >
> > > Idiot Sighting #4:
> > > I worked with an Individual who plugged her
> > > power strip back into itself and for the life of her
> > > could not understand why her system would not turn
> > > on.
> > >
> > >
> > > Idiot Sighting #5:
> > > When my husband and I arrived at an
> > > automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were
> > > told that the keys had been accidentally 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's side, I
> > > instinctively tried the door handle and discovered it was open.
> > > "Hey," I announced to the technician, "It's open!"
> > > "I know," answered the young man.- "I already got that
> > > side."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > There, now, don't you feel better?
> > >
> > >
> >
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> >
> >
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> Subject: FW: Idiots
>
> > IDIOTS AT WORK...
> > I was signing the receipt for my credit card
> > purchase when the clerk noticed that I had never
> > signed my name on the back of the credit card. She
> > informed me that she could not complete the transaction
> > unless the card was signed. When I asked why, she
> > explained that it was necessary to compare the signature on
> > the credit card with the signature I just signed on the
> > receipt. So I signed the credit card in front of
> > her. She carefully compared that signature to the one I
> > signed on the receipt. As luck would have it, they
> > matched.
> >
> >
> > IDIOTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
> >
> > I live in a semi-rural area. We recently
> > had a new neighbor call the local township
> > administrative office to request the removal of the
> > Deer Crossing sign on our road. The reason: many
> > deer were being hit by cars and he no longer wanted them
> > to cross there.
> >
> > IDIOTS IN FOOD SERVICE
> > My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and
> > ordered a taco. She asked the individual behind the
> > counter for "minimal lettuce." He said he was
> > sorry, but they only had iceberg.
> >
> > IDIOT SIGHTINGS Sighting #1:
> > I was at the airport, checking in at the
> > gate, when the airport employee asked, "Has anyone
> > put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?" I
> > said, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I
> > know?" He smiled and nodded knowingly, "That's why
> > we ask."
> >
> > Idiot Sighting #2:
> > The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it
> > is safe to cross the street. I was crossing with an
> > intellectually challenged co-worker of mine, when
> > she asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I
> > explained that it signals to blind people when the light is
> > red. She responded, appalled, "What on earth are blind
> > people doing driving?"
> >
> > Idiot Sighting #3:
> > At a good-bye lunch for an old and dear
> > coworker who is leaving the company due to
> > "downsizing," our manager spoke up and said, "this
> > is fun. We should have lunch like this more often." Not
> > another word was spoken. We just looked at each
> > other like deer staring into the headlights of an
> > approaching truck.
> >
> > Idiot Sighting #4:
> > I worked with an Individual who plugged her
> > power strip back into itself and for the life of her
> > could not understand why her system would not turn
> > on.
> >
> >
> > Idiot Sighting #5:
> > When my husband and I arrived at an
> > automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were
> > told that the keys had been accidentally 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's side, I
> > instinctively tried the door handle and discovered it was open.
> > "Hey," I announced to the technician, "It's open!"
> > "I know," answered the young man.- "I already got that
> > side."
> >
> >
> >
> > There, now, don't you feel better?
> >
> >
>
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