Example 1
Recently, when I went to McDonald's I saw on the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets.  I asked for a half dozen nuggets.  'We don't have half dozen nuggets,' said the teenager at the counter.  'You don't?' I replied.  'We only have six, nine, or twelve,' was the reply.
'So I can't order a half dozen nuggets, but I can order six?' 
'That's right.'
So I shook my head and ordered six McNuggets (Unbelievable but sadly true...) (Must have been the same one I asked for sweetener, and she said they didn't have any, only Splenda and sugar.)


Example 2
I was checking out at the local Wal-Mart with just a few items and the lady behind me put her things on the belt close to mine. I picked up one of those 'dividers' that they keep by the cash register and placed it between our things so they wouldn't get mixed.
After the girl had scanned all of my items, she picked up the 'divider', looking it all over for the bar code so she could scan it.  Not finding the bar code, she said to me, 'Do you know how much this is?'  I said to her 'I've changed my mind; I don't think I'll buy that today.'  She said 'OK,' and I paid her for the things and left.
She had no clue to what had just happened.

(But the lady behind me had a big smirk on her face as I left)


Example 3
A woman at work was seen putting a credit card into her floppy drive and pulling it out very quickly.
When I inquired as to what she was doing, she said she was shopping on the Internet and they kept asking for a credit card number, so she was using the ATM 'thingy.'


Example 4
I recently saw a distraught young lady weeping beside her car. 'Do you need some help?' I asked. She replied, 'I knew I should have replaced the battery to this remote door unlocker. Now I can't get into my car. Do you think they (pointing to a distant convenience store) would have a battery to fit this?'
'Hmmm, I don't know. Do you have an alarm, too?' I asked.
'No, just this remote thingy,' she answered, handing it and the car keys to me. As I took the key and manually unlocked the door, I replied, 'Why don't you drive over there and check about the batteries. It's a long walk....'


Example 5
Several years ago, we had an Intern who was none too swift. One day she was typing and turned to a secretary and said, 'I'm almost out of typing paper. What do I do?' 'Just use paper from the photocopier', the secretary told her. With that, the intern took her last remaining blank piece of paper, put it on the photocopier and proceeded to make five 'blank' copies.


Example 6
A mother calls 911 very worried asking the dispatcher if she needs to take her kid to the emergency room, the kid had eaten ants. The dispatcher tells her to give the kid some Benadryl and he should be fine, the mother says, 'I just gave him some ant killer......'

Dispatcher: 'Rush him in to emergency right away'

funny, but rather disturbing 

Generation Google.

Name three Scandinavian Countries: Norway, Sweden, Northpole (answer from an 8th Grader in 2009!)

I have given up on humanity and as long as we are "having talent" there will be zero change for the better. Overwhelmed with information those "kids" (in their minds!) have not learned how to process and use information so they keep the info that does not matter...

Sad but true.

I blush to recall that when I took my very first wargaming step, I telephoned someone who'd been interviewed in a local paper, expressed interest, got his address, and nearly asked for his 'phone number.

I've done the opposite FK.....on just the one occasion.
I.E......On receiving a call....At the end of the conversation I asked whether the caller needed my number.
Derrrrrrr.
Cheers - Phil.

We grow old, Master Shallow.

I notice that in all the examples the subject is a woman. Slight touch of misogyny there, perhaps?

I don't believe example 3 at all...actually I don't believe any of them...funny though

i believe the first two as some people that work at mcdonalds and walmart can be one the "slow" side.   

If you want to wind up Maccds staff, ask for 15 McNuggets - "I'm sorry sir, we do 6, 9 or 12!"
Yup, I'll have 15!

Quote from: Hertsblue on 15 April 2013, 08:06:21 AM
I notice that in all the examples the subject is a woman. Slight touch of misogyny there, perhaps?

Some people also say there's a bit of water in the Atlantic ocean, if you look carefully.

I once watched an episode of a UK game show called Pointless. I won't bore everyone with how it's played, but the question to a History graduate was....'Name a country that was in the Warsaw Pact'.

The graduate's answer was .....'Err.....Japan!'.

After much laughter and derision the host said something along the lines of 'Why didn't you say Poland?' too which, the graduate replied 'I thought it was a trick question'!

Quote from: freddy326 on 18 April 2013, 12:13:46 PM
I once watched an episode of a UK game show called Pointless. I won't bore everyone with how it's played, but the question to a History graduate was....'Name a country that was in the Warsaw Pact'.

The graduate's answer was .....'Err.....Japan!'.

After much laughter and derision the host said something along the lines of 'Why didn't you say Poland?' too which, the graduate replied 'I thought it was a trick question'!

We're big fans of Pointless in our house, we actually record it sometimes so we can watch it together... 

I get to watch a few quiz shows during the week as I pound the treadmill at the local gym. It's amazing how little the average punter knows beyond television soaps and pop music..... 

Quote from: Hertsblue on 19 April 2013, 07:26:48 AM
It's amazing how little the average punter knows beyond television soaps and pop music..... 

I'm proud to say that with those particular subjects, I positively revel in my ignorance Ray.
Cheers - Phil.