OT....from the liter side...enjoy > Subject: The Mentally Challenged > > 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. > > ADVICE FOR IDIOTS > An actual tip from page 16 of the HP "Environmental, Health & > Safety Handbook for Employees: "Blink your eyelids periodically > to lubricate your eyes." > > 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." > > 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?" > > 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. > > 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. > > 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."
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