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They walk among us
They walk among us
IDIOTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: 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 were being hit by cars" and he didn't want them to cross there anymore. This one was from Kingman, KS. __________________________________________________ __ IDIOTS 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 iceberg. And he was a Kansas City chef! ______________________________________________ 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 when 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 a word was spoken. We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare. This was a bunch at Texas Instruments. ________________________________________ IDIOT SIGHTING: I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and for the life of her couldn't understand why her system would not turn on. A deputy with the Dallas County Sheriff's office no less. __________________________________________________ __ 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's 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!" To which he replied, "I know - I already got that side." This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, Mississippi! *they walk among us ... AND REPRODUCE!!!
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Walk among us? Hell, we pay to keep them alive with our support network! Then they reproduce and we seem to get more and more of them every year.
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Could not agree more! Problem is that the Democrats have lost their way and have no idea which direction to proceed. Those of us who know where we are going wish them well... Joe A
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Just remember 100 IQ, by definition, is the average. 1/2 of the population is below 100 IQ....
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07-16-2005, 11:52 AM
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I prefer riding in a handcart...
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I'll add a sighting. I'm into large format photography, which requires the use of a darkroom to load film. Since I can't haul my darkroom in the field, I've been known to use a changing bag to do the deed when I'm travelling. One day, I was sitting on a park bench loading film, and a passer-by stopped to inquire as to my activities.
"Well, I see where your hands go, but where's the hole for your head?" "Um, there is no head hole," I answered. She looked at me like I was an idiot and asked, "But if there's no head hole, how do you see what you're doing?" Right. She was pushing a stroller -- proof that these people reproduce.
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Live on the cusp of several zip codes. Causes a problem with my mail delivery from time to time.
ex: living here a few years and mortgage statement stops showing up, lasts 6 months and then resumes again. IRS put a tax lien on my accounts cause they sent me a notice regarding my return. Notice was returned, "no such address" so they froze my assets, the list goes on and on. Called the local PO to complain AGAIN and after a lenghty conversation with the branch supervisor she finally says to me, "the only way to figure out the problem is for you to bring me an envelope from a piece of mail that you did not get". I said thank you, hung up and have learned to live with it.
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