They walk among us

DECK SWABBER 58

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Subject: IDIOT SIGHTINGS:

I handed the teller @ my bank a withdrawal slip for $400.00
I said "May I have large bills, please"
She looked at me and said "I'm sorry sir, all the bills are the same size." When I got up off the floor I explained it to her....

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. 'Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'it's open!' His reply: 'I know. I already got that side . '
This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, MS

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, '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 we could not do that kind of thing.'
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: '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 , 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 iceburg 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 , Ala.

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
At a 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
How would you pronounce this child's name?
"Le-a"
Leah?? NO
Lee - A?? NOPE
Lay - a?? NO
Lei?? Guess Again.
This child attends a school in Kansas City , Mo.
Her mother is irate because everyone is getting her name wrong.
It's pronounced "Ledasha".
When the Mother was asked about the pronunciation of the name, she said, "the dash don't be silent."

SO, if you see something come across your desk like this please remember to pronounce the dash.
If dey axe you why, tell dem de dash don't be silent..

STAY ALERT! They walk among us......and they VOTE
 

Smuggler's Blues

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Re: They walk among us

Not only do they walk among us, sometimes they are related. I was with my sister once and we were driving by one of the local lakes on the fourth of July. She looks at all of the boats with the red and green lights and says to me. "That's pretty I wonder why they dont do that a Christmas time." Oh could have to do with the fact we live in Massachusetts and the lake is frozen in December.
 

BlkY2k

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Re: They walk among us

Sometimes its better to keep your mouth shut and look like a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
 

puddle jumper

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Re: They walk among us

Wile back now I watched and elderly woman go into a store with her two grandsons. As the kids excitedly looked over the candy that they wanted. I hear this woman from the other side of the store.
No junk food now just chips and pop you two. I just about hit the floor.
 

86 century

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Re: They walk among us

long ago(15 or 16 years)my girlfriend and i were following my parents to the lake. They just happened to be towing a boat.
Girlfriend looks over at me and asks do you take the wheels off the boat when you put it in the water.

I had to pull over and set for five minuets for the bulk of the laughter to subside.
 

lakelover

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Re: They walk among us

This actually happened to my wife.

Her graduate school registration was delayed and the reason given was that she hadn't paid the bill. After trying to straighten it out by phone, she finally went to the reigstrar's office in person. They kept insisting the bill was not paid. My wife said "Yes it is, I have the canceled check right here" and she pulled it out of her purse and handed it to the girl at the counter. The girl looked at it and said, "Well there's the problem right there, it's canceled!"
 

Brokenrod

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Re: They walk among us

I once got called to a neighbors house to fix her vacuum cleaner. She told me she tried everything to get it to work. I get there and plugged it in- worked fine after that!
 

robert graham

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Re: They walk among us

Well, here's one that I did!...last summer at an outdoor concert by the river where you sit on the grass and enjoy the music...well we got plenty of Canadian Geese there and there are just a few goose turds around, but I notice turds were everywhere and folks were just laying all in them, told my wife, "this is disgusting and maybe we better get up off the ground"...she said, "chill out, the groundskeepers had just aerated the lawn with a plugger-type aerator....well they Looked like goose turds!" Maybe I can blame it on my age?...
 

sasto

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Re: They walk among us

I've been considering starting a thread about the idiots here in Florida. I think Swabbie just gave me the go-ahead.

Now that's some funny stuff. I'm the first to laugh at myself, but it's better laughing at others! :D
 

foodfisher

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Re: They walk among us

After removing the old garbage disposal, I was scraping off the old putty from under the opening, prior to installing the new one. That's when the housewife decided to rinse her coffee cup.
 

Smuggler's Blues

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Re: They walk among us

I have to admit I too have been the victim of my own stupidity. One night I parked my truck and went into my house. About an hour later I realize I go to leave. I get in and turn the key and the truck wont start. I the try to take the key out. So I figure that there must be a problem with the ignition. After checking everything I could think of I have to admit defeat and call a mechanic friend of mine. He stops by, looks in the truck and says here is your problem. He then puts the truck into park and guess what starts right up.:facepalm:
 

Cadwelder

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Re: They walk among us

My wife and I with some friends were just chatting about travel and how far we had traveled. My wife told the the farest WEST she had ever been was Florida. (We live in North Carolina)
 

BeaufortTJustice

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Re: They walk among us

Happened to a good friend of mine, who is one of the brightest people I have ever met...

He took a date out to a movie, which was Apollo 13 (obviously this was several years ago). After the movie, my friend made a comment regarding the quality of the movie and the level of drama it contained...her response, "Yeah, can you imagine if something like that happened in real life?" That was their first and last date.
 

Fireman431

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Re: They walk among us

I have two:

When working as a fireman, I was called to help out a lady who had locked herself IN her car! The new Caddilac was equipped with power locks and the battery was dead. She had no idea that she could unlock them by hand!

With my brother and his first wife out with me on the boat, she had asked how we know the difference between high and low tide. I calmly looked at her and said "we lean over and mark it on the side of the boat". She said "oh...good thinking".
 

Smuggler's Blues

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Ok thankfully I can say this one was not me. I was reading the NTSB airplane crash reports. Seems there was a pilot that had landed at an airport because he was low on fuel. This particular airport did not sell fuel so he took off again, and ran out of fuel half way to the next airport.
 
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