LA_MERC_LaTech
November 14th, 2003, 08:08 AM
Ok...this was printed in my grandmothers local newspaper. I did not check the facts before I printed it because I "assume" the newspaper people did. That, or perhaps I am just posting this STRICTLY for the comedic effect I hope it will have on those that read it.
IDIOT ALERT
I was signing the receipt for my credit card purchase when the clerk
noticed 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 I had just signed on the receipt. So I signed the
credit card in front of her. She carefully compared the signature to the
one I had just 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: too many deer
were being hit by cars and he didn't want them to cross there anymore.
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 iceberg.
IDIOT SIGHTING #1:
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate I when an airport employee
asked, "Has anyone put anything in your luggage without your knowledge!
To which I replied, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?"
He smiled knowingly and added, "That's why we ask."
IDIOT SIGHTING #2:
The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I
was crossing with a coworker of mine when she asked if I knew what the
buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blind people when the light
is red. Appalled, she responded, "What on earth are blind people doing
driving?"
IDIOT SIGHTING #3:
At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker who was leaving the
company due to "down sizing," our manager commented cheerfully, "This is
fun. We should do this more often." Not a word was spoken. We all just
looked at each other with that deer-in- the-headlights stare.
IDIOT SIGHTING #4:
I work with an individual who plugged her power strip into itself and for
the life of her couldn't 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 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, It's open!" To which he replied, "I know -I
already got that side."
IDIOT ALERT
I was signing the receipt for my credit card purchase when the clerk
noticed 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 I had just signed on the receipt. So I signed the
credit card in front of her. She carefully compared the signature to the
one I had just 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: too many deer
were being hit by cars and he didn't want them to cross there anymore.
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 iceberg.
IDIOT SIGHTING #1:
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate I when an airport employee
asked, "Has anyone put anything in your luggage without your knowledge!
To which I replied, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?"
He smiled knowingly and added, "That's why we ask."
IDIOT SIGHTING #2:
The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I
was crossing with a coworker of mine when she asked if I knew what the
buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blind people when the light
is red. Appalled, she responded, "What on earth are blind people doing
driving?"
IDIOT SIGHTING #3:
At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker who was leaving the
company due to "down sizing," our manager commented cheerfully, "This is
fun. We should do this more often." Not a word was spoken. We all just
looked at each other with that deer-in- the-headlights stare.
IDIOT SIGHTING #4:
I work with an individual who plugged her power strip into itself and for
the life of her couldn't 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 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, It's open!" To which he replied, "I know -I
already got that side."