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John9362:


This is a collection of letters sent to a South of England Newspaper who had asked for examples of stupidity


IDIOT SIGHTING No.1

My daughter and I went to the McDonald's drive through check-out window to pay our bill and I gave the clerk a £5 note.

Our total bill was £4.20, so I also handed her a 20 pence piece.

She said, 'You gave me too much money.'

I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me £1 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 20 pence and said 'We're sorry but we do not do that kind of thing.'

The clerk then proceeded to give me back 80 pence in change.


Do not confuse the clerks at MacDonald's !!



IDIOT SIGHTING No2

We had to have the garage door repaired. The GARADOR 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 moment, and said that we had the largest one GARADOR 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 and he said, 'NOOO, it's not. Four is larger than two..'

We haven't used Garador repair since.  Happened in Moor Park , near Watford .

 

IDIOT SIGHTING No3

I live in a semi-rural area. We recently had a new neighbour call the

Highways Department to request the removal of the 'DEER CROSSING' sign

from our road.

The reason: 'Too many deer are being hit by cars on this stretch of road! I don't

think this is a good place for them to be crossing, any-more.'


Story from Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.

 

IDIOT SIGHTING No 4

My daughter went to a local Kentucky Fried Chicken and ordered a Taco. She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'

He said he was sorry, but they only had Iceberg Lettuce.


From South Oxhey , Hertfordshire.



IDIOT SIGHTING No 5

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 at Luton Airport

 

IDIOT SIGHTING No 6

The traffic light on the corner buzzes when the lights turn red and it is safe to cross the road.

I was crossing with an intellectually challenged friend 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 is a Local County Council employee in Harrow , Middlesex. (And she's NOT blonde)

 

 

IDIOT SIGHTING No7

When my husband and I arrived at our local Ford dealer 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 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 Fitter/Mechanic, 'it’s open!'

His reply: 'I know. I already did that side.'

This was at the Ford dealership in St Albans , Hertfordshire.



 



 

JohnMichael:
No. 6 is awesome! ;D

Dennis Vogel:
I've had the first one happen to me recently (no I was not the one working at McDonalds, I was the customer).

Duane:
When I worked at an all night gas station a customer came in and asked to use the air pump attached to the side of the garage. 
I said ok and soon heard the compressor go on.  After 5 minutes, the compressor was still running so I went to check on the customer.
The customer was pumping away even though the tire was completely SEPARATED from the rim!

At a parts store I worked a lady came in for headlight bulbs.  We went out and she showed us that two of the lights didn't work.  I got in and hit the HIGH BEAMS and ON they came!  She said that she had the car for 5 years and said that she always wondered what that button on the floor was for!  She had the HIGH BEAMS on for 5 years! She said she always wondered WHY people flashed their lights at her when she drove at night!  (both are true stories)

JohnMichael:
Once upon a time, I was a computer tech for an elementary school. One day, I get buzzed to go down to a 2nd grade teacher's room because she was having trouble with her computer. When I got to her classroom, I asked her what was the trouble. To which she responded that her computer wasn't sending a fax properly. She was quite frustrated, and she couldn't understand why it wasn't working.

I glanced at her computer desk, and I didn't see a fax machine. I asked for her to show me how she was trying to send the fax. She proceeded to pull up the computer fax program. She then placed the piece of paper on the monitor (the computer screen) and held it there. After it failed to send the fax again, she started cussing at the computer.

It took every fiber of God-given self-control to not fall on the floor, holding my sides, in side-splitting, can't breathe laughter. I bit the inside of my mouth so hard that I started to taste blood.

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