Originally Posted by Pazuzu (Post 8779437)

Why do I have a feeling that deli counter dude just wanted a bigger sale for the effort?

"I hate when someone asks for 1/4 pound, I have to pull the meat out, calibrate the cutter, cut the meat, set the scale, print the receipt...all the same work as if I can get a 1/2 pound sale out of him..."

I think deli counter dude might have been the smarter one in the conversation ;)

Originally Posted by speeder (Post 8779428)

I think it's "25 or 6 to 4..." A classic metric in time counting for music. :)

Originally Posted by DanielDudley (Post 8778379)

Years ago, there was a middle aged man at a local hardware store, and Lord knows he wasn't any good at all with the computers, and he had no confidence. As time went by, I saw him slowly but steadily improve, until in a few years, he had become one of the regular employees.

I stopped in to that store many years later. He was the only old timer left, and the most knowledgeable guy in the store. He was not a super bright guy, but he remembered things, and he was diligent.

Conversely, I have known some very, very, bright people who make some pretty stupid and egotistical assumptions. I also know some very bright people who come up with some very complicated solutions to some very simple problems.

Consider how stupid the average person is, and then consider that half of the population is dumber than that. I have a lot more patience for someone who is not very bright than I have for someone who is simply obstinate or opinionated. Still, I don't get my esteem from judging others.

My Grandfather was not in his own opinion a very smart man, but in my opinion, he was one of the wisest men I have ever known, and a patient and persistent instructor. I think about him and the things he said often.

Nobody gets through life without learning something. Still, if you asked those who know us the best, there are probably some things that they wish WE would figure out.

Originally Posted by 87maniac (Post 8779899)

a possible explanation: cannabis edibles.

I tried some cannabis while having chemo,
(CBD is nearly non-psychoactive, great for nausea)

and was amazed while visiting dispensaries....

Several customers ahead of me were buying chocolate
and cookies in large orders. I asked and they
said "every day around 2 or 3 we have some edibles.
Our managers just think we are eating chocolate bars."

Originally Posted by dtool242 (Post 8778427)

Reminds me of a time I went to Subway. When it got to the toppings part, I tell the girl behind the counter "Lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and black olives please".
She puts the lettuce on, stops, looks up at me with a quizzical look. I say "tomatoes, pickles and black olives". She puts the tomatoes on, again stops and looks at me.
Me getting a little frustrated "pickles and black olives". And don't you know after she put the pickles on, stops and looks at me. For crying out loud BLACK OLIVES!