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Technology Stocks : New Era of Networks (NEON)
NEON 2.125-2.5%Nov 17 3:59 PM EST

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To: sepku who wrote (921)10/13/1999 4:05:00 PM
From: sepku  Read Replies (1) of 1222
 
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."

cheers
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