Idiot Sighting

I received this from my niece, Emily...you know, the special one.

I hope you enjoy them like I did.....

IDIOT SIGHTING:
> 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.
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING:
> 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 could not 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.
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING :
> 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.
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING 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 lettuce.
> From Kansas City
>
> 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. 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. She
> was leaving the company due to 'downsizing.' Our
> manager commented cheerfully, 'This is fun. We should
> do this more often.' Not another word was spoken. We all
> just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights
> stare.
> This was a lunch at TexasInstruments.
>
> IDIOT SIGHTING :
> 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 DallasCountySheriffs 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 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, 'its
> open!' His reply, 'I know. I already got that
> side.'
> This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, MS

I think we are all in trouble!

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