Tell me these aren't true...

[Hammster]

Hubby and I 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.
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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
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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 the iceberg. He was a
Chef? Yep... From Kansas City !
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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.
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The stoplight on the corner buzzes when its 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
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At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker: She
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 bunch at Texas Instruments.
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I work with an individual who plugged her power strip
back into itself, and for the sake of her own life, couldn't understand
why her system would not turn on. She's a deputy with the Dallas County
Sheriffs office no less.
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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, 'Its open!'
His reply, 'I know - I already got that side.' This was at the Ford
dealership in Canton , Mississippi !

[ErinM]

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
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The stoplight on the corner buzzes when its 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






Y'know, I've always questioned the worth of those signs. I mean, really, do the deer really read the signs so they know where to cross? I guess in the above incident, they do, but overall do you think the does bring their babies to the sign and tell them about it? ;)

Also I had no idea they had such a thing as corners with tones. I've only seen one in my life, here in Madison, and it scared the living crap out of me, because it was really loud! I remember as kid watching Sesame Street, I think it was, where they showed a blind person and kids asking questions. Someone did ask how she crossed the street and she explained how she could hear what directions the cars were coming from to know when to cross. She also had a dog, so that helped as well.

But man, Hammster, those did make me go :eek:

[Miss Giggles]

I work in tech support, so the one about the power strip, could be true.

[aggie94]

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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 the iceberg. He was a
Chef? Yep... From Kansas City !
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Probably true. Read my "regular lettuce" story here. (http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?p=1238700&highlight=regular+lettuce#post1238700)

[Robyn1007]

I work in tech support, so the one about the power strip, could be true.

Yep! I can't tell you how many times we've told people to check cable connections and they say they have and later find that it is simple and unplugged cable. :rolleyes:

[TieKitty]

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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.
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I'm sure this is true. I was with a friend one day driving in a rural area. We passed a deer crossing sign and she asked, "How do they know where to cross?"

Another one I love is I was with a coworker one day at lunch and she had to go to the ATM. She asked me, "Why do they have keys in braille when blind people can't drive?"

And I'll have to tell one on myself.:o I definitely had a "senior moment". My DH and I were watching the Little League World Series. They had the game for
3rd place on 1st. When the final game came on I asked him, "Well, we know who came in 3rd and the winner of this game will be the winner, but when does the 2nd place team play?" As soon as the words passed my lips I knew I was dead meat. I'll never live that one down.:D