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Thursday, 22 May 2008 |
Idiot Sightings:
I got this today from my Friend Dave Madden
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 they 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
knowi ngly 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. 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 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 :
When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car
w e were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to t he service
department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the drivers
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
STAY ALERT!
They walk among us... And the scary part is that they VOTE and
They Reproduce.
Daves Website Below !
http://www.reubenkincaidbook.com/
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Saturday, 17 May 2008 |
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« The Candy Bombers | Main
May 16, 2008
Half Way There
Thirty years ago, on a Monday morning, I began my career at Edelman, working as an account executive in the Chicago office. I had finished classes at business school on the Friday, counting on a long vacation with a much sought after young woman through the capitals of Europe. I was informed by my father, Dan, that the firm had won the commodity futures company, ContiCommodity Services, and that I was the best qualified person to work on the business. Therefore, I was to start immediately. You can imagine the phone conversation with the jilted fellow traveler. So much for the cushy job at a family business! My father had an offer in 1978 to be acquired by DDB Advertising but preferred to carry on as an independent on the premise that I would try the business for a year. So here I am at age 53, half way through my Edelman career-- my dad is 87 and works every day-- prepared to tell a few stories. <script src="http://pub.mybloglog.com/comm3.php?mblID=2008031810102943&r=widget&is=normal&o=l&ro=5&cs=blue&ww=160&wc=single"></script> |
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 24 November 2007 |
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Swept up in Jesus fever at age 12
Dear Brother Joe:
I just finished your book Deer Hunting with Jesus, and Praise Gawddd! I believe, as in that great title of an album by Weissberg and Fogelberg, that we are "Twin Sons of Different Mothers". Mama was from way Western Kentucky, around Eddyville, home of the State Pen. It was called "'Tween the Rivers" |
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