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Idiots
>To: undisclosed-recipients
>Subject: Idiots in the world
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> >IDIOTS IN SERVICE This week, all our office phones went dead and I had
> >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
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> >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 email. Does YOUR email 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
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> >taco. She asked the person behind the counter for minimal lettuce." He said
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> >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 intellectually challenged coworker
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> >of mine 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
> >is leaving the company due to "downsizing," 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 itself and for the life of her couldn't understand why her system
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> >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.
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> >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 as unlocked.
> >Hey," I announced to the technician, "it's open!" To which he replied, "I
> >know - I already got that side." NOW, DON'T YOU FEEL BETTER?!!!
> >
> >
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