IDIOT SIGHTING:
We 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, %26quot;Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower.%26quot; I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4. He said, %26quot;NO, it's not.. Four is larger than two...%26quot; 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, %26quot;You gave me too much money.%26quot; I said, %26quot;Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar bill back.%26quot; 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 %26quot;We're sorry but we cannot do that kind of thing.%26quot; The clerk then proceeded to give me back $1 and 75 cents 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: %26quot;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.%26quot; From Kingman , KS .
IDIOT SIGHTING 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 lettuce. From Kansas City
IDIOT SIGHTING:
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, %26quot;Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?%26quot; To which I replied, %26quot;If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?%26quot; He smiled knowingly and nodded, %26quot;That's why we ask.%26quot; Happened in Birmingham , Al.
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, %26quot;What on earth are blind people doing driving?!%26quot; She was a probation officer in Wichita , KS
IDIOT SIGHTING:
We were having a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker, as she was leaving the company due to 'downsizing.' Our manager commented cheerfully, %26quot;This is fun. We should do this more often.%26quot; 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 Sheriff's 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 side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. %26quot;Hey,%26quot; I announced to the technician, %26quot;It's open!%26quot; His reply, %26quot;I know. I already got that side. This was at the Ford dealership in Canton , MS
IDIOT SIGHTINGS:
When I left Hawaii and was transferred to Florida , I still had the Hawaiian plates on my car, as my car was shipped from Hawaii . I was parking somewhere (I can't remember) and a guy asked me %26quot;Wow, you drove from Hawaii to here?%26quot; I looked at him and quickly said %26quot;Yep. I took the Hawaii/San Francisco Bridge%26quot;. He nodded his head and said, %26quot;Cool%26quot;!
Just for fun, what do you think of this email I received?
I used to have a bus driver, and if you paid with a five, he'd give you change for a 20. Which didn't make sense because my fare was only 4$, so he'd give me back a 10$ note, a 1$ coin, and the same 5$ note I just gave him.
It happened everyday for 3 months, despite me telling him that he was giving me the wrong change.
He was a little odd. He invited all the kids on the school bus to his 50th birthday party... enough said.
Those are pretty funny, except I'm not sure I like the last one. I can imagine being the guy and asking that question. And I'd just not and say cool too. Because I'm not quite sure how to respond to the sarcasm and don't want to seem rude by not replying.
Just for fun, what do you think of this email I received?
Lol that's awesome! The first two and the last one are hilarious!
How funny %26amp; weird lol.
ahah, thats so funnnnny.
Funny stuff. I've read similar things on a few of these before most notably in food service and the issue of getting proper change back. In the 70's my grandmother used to take my sister and I to McD's for a treat. When leaving she'd order a hamburger and ask for it to be plain AND with no bun since she was going to bring it home to her dog. Just like you'd expect, cooks in the back didn't know how to NOT put toppings on a burger and NOT package it with no bun. I flipped enough burgers during high school and excelled at doing minimal work so that kind of request I'd think would be welcome. Even odder is she did this repeatedly at different establishments and often caused the same trouble where ever she'd go to order. It was funny. You'd think the whole kitchen area came to a grinding stop with her odd order-cooks asking for clarification, cashiers being stumped as to how to place the order (and having trouble understanding the order themselves), managers being called to straighten things out....good stuff!!!!
I worked in retail for almost 20 years and saw so many idiot sightings both of employees and customers that I should probably write a book. It's fascinating. I daydream at times wondering how some of these folks came to be this way and how they live their daily lives. LOL!
I find the one about McDs really funny. Every time I go there they are always screwing my order up. These are all really funny. I enjoyed all of them.
