>
> > I don't suppose you've ever run in to any of these people...
> >
> > IDIOTS IN SERVICE:
> >
> >
> >
> > This week, all our office phones went dead and I had to contact the
> > telephone repair people. They promised to be out between 8:00 a.m. and
> 7:00
> > p.m. When I asked if they could give me a smaller time window, the
> pleasant
> > gentleman asked, "Would
> > you like us to call you before we come?" I replied that I didn't see how
> he
> > would be able to do that, since our phones weren't working. He also
> > requested that we report future outages by e-mail. (Does YOUR e-mail
work
> > without a telephone line?)
> >
> >
> >
> > IDIOTS AT WORK:
> >
> >
> >
> > I was signing the receipt for my credit card purchase when the clerk
> > noticed 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 I had just
> > signed on the receipt. So I signed the credit card in front of her.  She
> > carefully compared the signature to the one I had just signed on the
> > receipt. As luck would have it, they matched.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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: too many deer were being hit by cars and
he
> > didn't want them to cross there anymore.
> >
> >
> >
> > IDIOTS 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > IDIOT SIGHTING #1:
> >
> >
> >
> > 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."
> >
> >
> >
> > IDIOT SIGHTING #2:
> >
> >
> >
> > The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I
> was
> > crossing with an intellect-challenged coworker when 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?!"
> >
> >
> >
> > IDIOT SIGHTING #3:
> >
> >
> >
> > At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker who was
> > leaving the company due to "down sizing," our manager commented
> cheerfully,
> > "This is fun. We should do this more often." Not a word was spoken. We
> all
> > just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare.
> >
> >
> >
> >   IDIOT SIGHTING #4:
> >
> >
> >
> > I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into it
> > self and for the life of her couldn't understand why her system would
> > not turn on.
> >
> >
> >
> > IDIOT SIGHTING #5:
> >
> >
> >
> > 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's 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!" To which he replied, "I know -
> > I already got that side."
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