“Fight
Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
This is a short
selection of stories taken from the internet. I have no idea whether they are
true or not, but they are amusing, and as we know, stranger things have happened.
Enjoy.
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.
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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 cannot 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.
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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.'
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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 iceberg
lettuce.
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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.'
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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
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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 lunch 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 life, couldn't understand why
her system would not turn on.
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 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 , MS.
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And finally!!
When I left Hawaii and was transferred to Florida I
still had the Hawaiian plates on my car, as my car was shipped from Hawaii .
I was parking somewhere (I can't remember) and a guy
asked me "Wow, you drove from Hawaii to here?"
I looked at him and quickly said "Yep. I took
the Hawaii/San Francisco Bridge".
He nodded his head and said "Cool!"
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