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02-21-2009, 07:19 AM
I received this in an email and thought I would share. Just for the record, I am sure most McDonald employess know how to make change.
IDIOT SIGHTING:
>
> We had to have our garage door opener
> 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 repair since.
>
>
>
>
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING
>
> My daughter and I went through the
> McDonald's take-out window and I gave the clerk a $5
> bill. Our total was $4..25, so I also handed her a quarter.
> She said, "You gave me too much money." I said,
> "Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar
> bill back." She sighed and went to get the manager who
> asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and he handed me
> back the quarter, and said "We're sorry but they
> could not do that kind of thing." The clerk then
> proceeded to give me back $1 and 75¢ in change.
>
> -Do not confuse the clerks at McD's.
>
>
>
>
>
> 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 the DEER 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, Kansas
>
>
>
>
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE:
>
> My daug
hter 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 lettuce.
>
> -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, Alabama
>
>
>
>
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING:
>
> The stoplight on the corner buzzes when
> it's 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 signals
> blind 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:
>
> We=2
0were at good-bye luncheon for an old
> and dear coworker who 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 lunch at Texas Instruments.
>
>
>
>
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING:
>
> I work with an individual who plugged her
> power strip back into itself and for the sake of her 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 drivers 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 the scary part is that they reproduce and vote.
IDIOT SIGHTING:
>
> We had to have our garage door opener
> 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 repair since.
>
>
>
>
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING
>
> My daughter and I went through the
> McDonald's take-out window and I gave the clerk a $5
> bill. Our total was $4..25, so I also handed her a quarter.
> She said, "You gave me too much money." I said,
> "Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar
> bill back." She sighed and went to get the manager who
> asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and he handed me
> back the quarter, and said "We're sorry but they
> could not do that kind of thing." The clerk then
> proceeded to give me back $1 and 75¢ in change.
>
> -Do not confuse the clerks at McD's.
>
>
>
>
>
> 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 the DEER 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, Kansas
>
>
>
>
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE:
>
> My daug
hter 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 lettuce.
>
> -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, Alabama
>
>
>
>
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING:
>
> The stoplight on the corner buzzes when
> it's 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 signals
> blind 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:
>
> We=2
0were at good-bye luncheon for an old
> and dear coworker who 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 lunch at Texas Instruments.
>
>
>
>
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING:
>
> I work with an individual who plugged her
> power strip back into itself and for the sake of her 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 drivers 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 the scary part is that they reproduce and vote.