[senior citizen]

Our society is doomed..............

IDIOT SIGHTING

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 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 Sheriff’s 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...

they reproduce...

and theyVOTE.




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[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

Our society is doomed..............

IDIOT SIGHTING

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 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 Sheriff’s 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...

they reproduce...

and theyVOTE.




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No problem, as far as I'm concerned where the Moderator has decided to move this post to.........however, I do not think it is "funny" at all.

It was sent to us by a person in law enforcement and they happen to be true stories from all over our great nation........

I like to call it "The dumbing down of America".....sad but true.

My own personal pet peeve are the "banners" running below the various national and local news shows.........none of them really know how to spell. So many words are mis spelled on a daily basis.......and these typists must work for the networks. No one seems to "proof read" anymore.....

[ugotme]

They are both unreal and funny at the same time.

However, I must agree with you regarding the "Dumbing down of America."

I don't know what some of these people would do if the register didn't tell them what change to give.

[MikeV]

Funny but so sad at the same time.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by ugotme

They are both unreal and funny at the same time.

However, I must agree with you regarding the "Dumbing down of America."

I don't know what some of these people would do if the register didn't tell them what change to give.

So true.

Must be getting old, but what ever happened to the "3 R's"......???

When we first moved to this town in Vermont 43 years ago, all of the shops on "Main Street" were run by mom and pop type operations, even the clothing stores. We still recall the elderly men (back then, now long gone) in the men's clothing store who could just tally your bill up in their heads.........and the women in the "department store" who could tally it up on a small piece of paper...........the guy in the deli who could write it up on the brown paper bag............no computers back in 1970 or when they began their "sales career"..........

[jblum315]

My father owned a big country store in Virginia. He could add 4 columns of figures in his head. he would write the figures on a brown paper bag so the customer could see he wasn't cheating. He finally got a cash register, but he didn't trust it. He just used it to keep the cash in. Now I see cashiers, if they make a mistake inputting the data they have to start all over again. They aren't usually rude, bu they are dumb as a box of rocks.

Children can read but they can't write. They can't spell. They don't know punctuation. They can't write in script and they can't read script Letters to my grandchildren I have to print in block letters. It's pathetic.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by jblum315

My father owned a big country store in Virginia. He could add 4 columns of figures in his head. he would write the figures on a brown paper bag so the customer could see he wasn't cheating. He finally got a cash register, but he didn't trust it. He just used it to keep the cash in. Now I see cashiers, if they make a mistake inputting the data they have to start all over again. They aren't usually rude, bu they are dumb as a box of rocks.

Children can read but they can't write. They can't spell. They don't know punctuation. They can't write in script and they can't read script Letters to my grandchildren I have to print in block letters. It's pathetic.

I hear you, totally. Love your Dad. They all learned the basics and used those skills in their daily lives. It's amazing how they did the math.

Now, all of our grandkids are rocket scientists, but as you mentioned with the printing, cursive is gone........I noticed that beginning back in the 1990's when our neighborhood "teens" would always print their thank you notes , etc..........rather than use cursive.

With the texting and such , the shorthand will take over for real spelling.

English teachers must cringe.........when they see "Luv ya" and other terms. My pet peeve is LOL.........not too much makes me laugh out loud.