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IDIOTS IN SERVICE:
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This week, all our office phones went dead and I had to contact the
telephone repair people. They promised to be out between 8:00a.m. and
7:00p.m. When I asked if they could give me a smaller time window,
the pleasant gentleman asked, "Would you like us to call you before
we come?" I replied that I didn't see how he would be able to do
that, since our phones weren't working. He also requested that we
report future outages by email Does YOUR email work without a telephone
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IDIOTS AT WORK:
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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. |
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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.
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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. |
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IDIOT SIGHTING #1: |
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." |
IDIOT SIGHTING #2:
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The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street.
I was crossing with an intellectually challenged 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?!" |
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IDIOT SIGHTING #3: |
At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker who is leaving the
company due to 'downsizing," 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.
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IDIOT SIGHTING #4: |
I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and
for the life of her couldn't understand why her system would not turn on.
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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 I 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." |
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