What's the stupidest thing anybody has said to you?

[madformac]

I had somebody stop me in the street today and ask me if it was raining?

Of course it was f*****g raining! The things that kinda gave it away were umbrellas and puddles and the fact I was getting wet etc... I've been trying to figure that one out all afternoon and haven't managed it yet.

I once had somebody ask me in a store where they could get a replacement watch battery and i said "The jewellers next door will probably sell them" to which the moron replied "Oh, right.. Where's that then?"

I asked for a £10 voucher to top up my mobile phone last week and was told "that will just be £10 pounds" by the assistant.. I know this... Why was I being told this????

All these moronic people and none of them work for the Bush administration... What a missed opportunity..

[GateandGarden]

Back when I used to volunteer at a public library, this guy came in and asked for a copy of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The book I got him said Mark Twain on the cover, and he got mad because he said he had to have the one by Samuel Clemens instead.

And I guess this one isn't very funny, but I once told a woman I loved her and she said, "That's fine--as long as it's a friendly love." My first thought was, As opposed to an unfriendly love?

Hillary

[amber]

Originally Posted by madformac

I had somebody stop me in the street today and ask me if it was raining?

Of course it was f*****g raining! The things that kinda gave it away were umbrellas and puddles and the fact I was getting wet etc... I've been trying to figure that one out all afternoon and haven't managed it yet.

I once had somebody ask me in a store where they could get a replacement watch battery and i said "The jewellers next door will probably sell them" to which the moron replied "Oh, right.. Where's that then?"

I asked for a £10 voucher to top up my mobile phone last week and was told "that will just be £10 pounds" by the assistant.. I know this... Why was I being told this????

All these moronic people and none of them work for the Bush administration... What a missed opportunity..

Dude, you have just described the bane of my waking existence. I feel like people say stupid **** to me all the time. It happens most around here with people trying to hit on/start convo with me, but that payment thing happens to. And god, can i just say how lame it is when people say "hot enough/cold enough/rainy enough for ya"
today, just as i was blading back from the store, a guy walking up my hill was all "boy, you sure do be skatin'...I like the way you skate, girl(insert lascivious expression and tone of voice)" This happens to me a lot. or just "heeeeeey...alright, how YOU doin'?" god, if i could post about something stupid someone has said to me daily, i would have something EVERY DAY.
*sigh*
and don't even get me started about my boss..."so, I need you to order paper...do you understand what i'm saying?" (insert taking five minutes to finish the sentence)
*sigh*
Amber

[madformac]

Originally Posted by amber

Dude, you have just described the bane of my waking existence. I feel like people say stupid **** to me all the time.

Amber

Tell me about it.. I manage a retail store and all my friends really don't know why I do it because they don't understand how I put up with answering moronic questions all day. To be honest I don't know why I still do it myself...

The best idiotic questions I get every single day are :

"How much is this?"

when they actually POINT at the price ticket?!?!?!

and

"Have you got this one in stock?"

When they are looking AT one in stock on the shelf!!!

Arrrgggghhhhh!!!!!! Please let me escape the bane of my existence!!!

Rollerblades are cool by the way but they just wouldn't work in UK winters, especially with the amount of holes in our sidewalks (plus the amount of "holes" that walk on them too )

[amber]

Originally Posted by madformac

Tell me about it.. I manage a retail store and all my friends really don't know why I do it because they don't understand how I put up with answering moronic questions all day. To be honest I don't know why I still do it myself...

The best idiotic questions I get every single day are :

"How much is this?"

when they actually POINT at the price ticket?!?!?!

and

"Have you got this one in stock?"

When they are looking AT one in stock on the shelf!!!

Arrrgggghhhhh!!!!!! Please let me escape the bane of my existence!!!

Rollerblades are cool by the way but they just wouldn't work in UK winters, especially with the amount of holes in our sidewalks (plus the amount of "holes" that walk on them too )

Yep, i totally feel for you, dude. Retail must be the worst. I used to work in fast food, that is bad, too.
Yes, i can't use the blades at all when it rains, and fall is hard cause of all the **** on the ground. But, i swear, Oakland sidewalks are THE WORST! it has made me an expert rollerblader. Not to mention cars that don't stop behind the line....it's like a fun obstacle course. But yeah, in london, with all the rain and whatnot...difficult. I like to go out and blade at night, when there is no one on the streets...very zen...
God, i'm just thinking about your examples, and that is waaaaaay lame. I would be rolling my eyes, constantly Course, i am about the least patient person in the world, but still! I would've grabbed the sweater, looked very obviously at the pricetag, and said "let's see...this tag says it is 34.95, so, IT'S 34.95!!!" hehehehe.

[madformac]

Originally Posted by amber

very zen...

Ahh, I sense you read a previous post of mine on another thread maybe?

Originally Posted by amber

I would've grabbed the sweater, looked very obviously at the pricetag, and said "let's see...this tag says it is 34.95, so, IT'S 34.95!!!" hehehehe.

Yeah, I smile on the outside yet get these twisted visions of what I'd like to be saying or doing to the person saying these things...

I do try and vary my mental replies, somedays I might visualise saying "You don't have the mental capacity to even contemplate buying this so please do me a favour, put your money away and just go home, now..." or other days I'll nod and smile when somebody is giving me grief over something I haven't any control over yet they will blame me and I'll be visualising something nasty happening to them with a gardening tool, a few rather exotic fruits and some vaseline all depends on my mood I guess...

[amber]

Originally Posted by madformac

Ahh, I sense you read a previous post of mine on another thread maybe?



Yeah, I smile on the outside yet get these twisted visions of what I'd like to be saying or doing to the person saying these things...

I do try and vary my mental replies, somedays I might visualise saying "You don't have the mental capacity to even contemplate buying this so please do me a favour, put your money away and just go home, now..." or other days I'll nod and smile when somebody is giving me grief over something I haven't any control over yet they will blame me and I'll be visualising something nasty happening to them with a gardening tool, a few rather exotic fruits and some vaseline all depends on my mood I guess...

Bwahahahaha!
at least you're able to hide your feelings...
and, no, i don't remember the past post you were talking about. i just said that cause, well, it IS very zen

[madformac]

Originally Posted by amber

and, no, i don't remember the past post you were talking about. i just said that cause, well, it IS very zen

Cool, I replied to a Buddhism thread a couple of weeks back and mentioned Zen Buddhism and the Japanese Samurai, just thought somebody might have actually read it!!

(as I write this itunes has just selected Black Magic Woman from the Boston Tea Party at random and put a big on my face)

[GardenStateGirlie]

Do you have ten hours to read? -_- Yesterday was a perfect example of stupidity at it's finest. People don't want to listen. This happens to me at least 20 times a day...

"Does Tommy have any openings today for a blowdry?"

"The only opening he has is at 2:00"

"Does he have one around 12?"

"No. He only has one opening at 2:00"

"Well. He always fits me in. I've been coming here for years and have spent A LOT of money..."

Okay lady. Do you know how many times i've heard that line? Your hair, your nails, not the end of the world. Perhaps if you planned better, you would have made an appointment earlier so you could get in at a specific time. You know what's tragic? Some of these people have dropped 30,000 in the past year and they? are ugly as sin. You'd think coming to a salon and day spa 3 times a week, you'd look good. Hono. Not the case.

I used to work in retail and I got some ridiculous questions and comments all the time. I too love the "how much does this cost?" And the best was always when people would come to the counter, rattle off a bunch of products they needed and stand there and expect me to go and fetch said products for them. I'm not your human shopping cart, thanks.

[amber]

Originally Posted by madformac

Cool, I replied to a Buddhism thread a couple of weeks back and mentioned Zen Buddhism and the Japanese Samurai, just thought somebody might have actually read it!!

(as I write this itunes has just selected Black Magic Woman from the Boston Tea Party at random and put a big on my face)

oh, i read that. just as i came back from the store, "Edge of Seventeen" started
congrats to both of us!

[amber]

Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

Do you have ten hours to read? -_- Yesterday was a perfect example of stupidity at it's finest. People don't want to listen. This happens to me at least 20 times a day...

"Does Tommy have any openings today for a blowdry?"

"The only opening he has is at 2:00"

"Does he have one around 12?"

"No. He only has one opening at 2:00"

"Well. He always fits me in. I've been coming here for years and have spent A LOT of money..."

Okay lady. Do you know how many times i've heard that line? Your hair, your nails, not the end of the world. Perhaps if you planned better, you would have made an appointment earlier so you could get in at a specific time. You know what's tragic? Some of these people have dropped 30,000 in the past year and they? are ugly as sin. You'd think coming to a salon and day spa 3 times a week, you'd look good. Hono. Not the case.

I used to work in retail and I got some ridiculous questions and comments all the time. I too love the "how much does this cost?" And the best was always when people would come to the counter, rattle off a bunch of products they needed and stand there and expect me to go and fetch said products for them. I'm not your human shopping cart, thanks.

Excellent Example!
doesn't this thread seem like it could go on and on?

[madformac]

"Are these all the ones you have?"

"Erm, no, actually we keep a whole store full of other stock in the back but when we hear you are in town we take it all off display.... " I wish......

A friend of mine works on a Carnival cruise ship, one of the best ones he got was "Do the crew stay on board or do they go home at night?"

He actually couldn't resist and replied "No they fly us off on helicopters at midnight and we fly back to the ship at sea for about 6am...."

The reply he got back was "wow, it must cost a lot to do that I guess"

[GypsySorcerer]

Before the era of cell phones, I'd get phone calls at home and the person would ask: "Are you there?" or "Where are you at?"

Of course, I've said some stupid things, too:

Pizza place: Pick-up or delivery?
Me: Yeah.
Pizza place: Pick up OR delivery??
Me: I said yeah.

[jadegypsy]

Well this one is a stupid as it gets:

"Oh my you're ALIVE!"- said to me from a medical recptionist when I went to pick-up my files!?

Reply: "yeah I guess so, sure looks like it."

The constant "This is a GREAT fake ID!"

In retail

"Do you think you can dig through your change drawer and give me the new Indiana quarter?"

"What do you mean you don't have it, you're just hiding it from me!"

[amber]

Originally Posted by madformac

"Are these all the ones you have?"

"Erm, no, actually we keep a whole store full of other stock in the back but when we hear you are in town we take it all off display.... " I wish......

A friend of mine works on a Carnival cruise ship, one of the best ones he got was "Do the crew stay on board or do they go home at night?"

He actually couldn't resist and replied "No they fly us off on helicopters at midnight and we fly back to the ship at sea for about 6am...."

The reply he got back was "wow, it must cost a lot to do that I guess"

Bwah! you're killin me, dude!