INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED 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.
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED: 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 McDonald's . INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED 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." From Kingman, KS
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INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED 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. From Kansas City
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED: 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.
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED: 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
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED: 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 Sheriff's office, no less).
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED 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, "It's open!" His reply, "I know. I already got that side. This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, MS
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED: 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"!
STAY ALERT! ... They walk among us .... they REPRODUCE ... And they vote ... God help the rest of us!*
I recall shopping at a Wal-mart and when I went through the checkout and after the clerk totaled up my order I handed her the exact amount of bills and change.She stood there for a minute trying to figure out how must to key into the cash register.Then she grabbed a pen and paper and began writing down every individual bill/plus the change to add them up.I took the bils from her and counted them to her.The guy behind me commented that it must've been the new math they're teaching in schools now.
A neighbor of mine went into a service station to get gas and a newspaper.Her gas bill came to $15.00 and the paper was 50 cents.
The neighbor handed the clerk $20.50.The clerk stood there trying to figure out how much change to give my neighbor.
In response to: INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED 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.
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED: 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 McDonald's . INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED 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." From Kingman, KS
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INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED 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. From Kansas CityINTELLECTUALLY GIFTED: 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.INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED: 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, KSINTELLECTUALLY GIFTED: 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 Sheriff's office, no less).
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED 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, "It's open!" His reply, "I know. I already got that side. This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, MS
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED: 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"!STAY ALERT! ... They walk among us .... they REPRODUCE ... And they vote ... God help the rest of us!*
I recall shopping at a Wal-mart and when I went through the checkout and after the clerk totaled up my order I handed her the exact amount of bills and change.She stood there for a minute trying to figure out how must to key into the cash register.Then she grabbed a pen and paper and began writing down every individual bill/plus the change to add them up.I took the bils from her and counted them to her.The guy behind me commented that it must've been the new math they're teaching in schools now.A neighbor of mine went into a service station to get gas and a newspaper.Her gas bill came to $15.00 and the paper was 50 cents.
The neighbor handed the clerk $20.50.The clerk stood there trying to figure out how much change to give my neighbor.
somechick: INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED 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.
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED: 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 McDonald's . INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED 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." From Kingman, KS
:
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED 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. From Kansas CityINTELLECTUALLY GIFTED: 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.INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED: 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, KSINTELLECTUALLY GIFTED: 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 Sheriff's office, no less).
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED 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, "It's open!" His reply, "I know. I already got that side. This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, MS
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED: 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"!STAY ALERT! ... They walk among us .... they REPRODUCE ... And they vote ... God help the rest of us!*
well if I ever cop probation, I'm moving to Witchita
somechick: I know these are funny but the very same time it is sad.
Very sad. I was at K-Mart once when the power went off and the cash register quit. The poor girl was at a loss as to how to make change. Ended up telling her what to give back to me. I could have made away with the entire till and she wouldn't have batted an eye.
ladyfingers: Very sad. I was at K-Mart once when the power went off and the cash register quit. The poor girl was at a loss as to how to make change. Ended up telling her what to give back to me. I could have made away with the entire till and she wouldn't have batted an eye.
yes it is sad - not just in terms of people doing a job competently but more so that we aren't teaching our children to think, Whether it's math and finance, life or Love.....there is this word in the english language that translates well to all others : t-h-i-n-k.
(Oh, and BTW, I am not really on probation. That was a joke )
Englishman55Salisbury, Wiltshire, England UK6,405 posts
felixis99: yes it is sad - not just in terms of people doing a job competently but more so that we aren't teaching our children to think, Whether it's math and finance, life or Love.....there is this word in the english language that translates well to all others : t-h-i-n-k.
(Oh, and BTW, I am not really on probation. That was a joke )
felixis99: yes it is sad - not just in terms of people doing a job competently but more so that we aren't teaching our children to think, Whether it's math and finance, life or Love.....there is this word in the english language that translates well to all others : t-h-i-n-k.
(Oh, and BTW, I am not really on probation. That was a joke )
I figured you were only joking.
I remember when I was a parent volunteer and found out that one of my sons 4th grade classmates couldn't read.I don't have a clue as to how that kid made it any farther in school then he did .It seemed to me that he was just passed on from one grade to the next. And I hear so much about 'No child left behind'
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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.
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED:
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 McDonald's
.
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED
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."
From Kingman, KS
:
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED
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.
From Kansas City
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED:
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.
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED:
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
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED:
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 Sheriff's office, no less).
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED
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, "It's open!" His reply, "I know. I already
got that side.
This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, MS
INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED:
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"!
STAY ALERT! ... They walk among us .... they REPRODUCE ... And they vote
... God help the rest of us!*