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How do these people survive?

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How do these people survive? Believe me, they're out there...more than we know about. SO watch your orders, your change, etc.

1. Recently, when I went to McDonald's I saw on the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets. I asked for a half dozen nuggets. "We don't have half dozen nuggets," said the teenager at the counter. "You don't?" I asked. "We only have six, nine, or twelve," was the reply. "So I can't order a half dozen nuggets, but I can order six?" "That's right." So I shook my head and ordered six McNuggets.

2. I was checking out at the local Wal-Mart with just a few items and The lady behind me put her things on the belt close to mine. I picked up one of those "dividers" that they keep by the cash register and placed it between our things so they wouldn't get mixed. After the girl had scanned all of my items, she picked up the "divider", looking it all over for the bar code so she could scan it. Not finding the bar code she said to me, "Do you know how much this is?" I said to her "I've changed my mind, I don't think I'll buy that today." She said "OK," and I paid her for the things and left. She had no clue what had just happened.

3. A lady at work was seen putting a credit card into her floppy Drive and pulling it out very quickly. When I inquired as to what she was doing, she said she was shopping on the Internet and they kept asking for a credit card number, so she was using the ATM "thingy."

4. I recently saw a distraught young lady weeping beside her car. "Do You need some help?" I asked. She replied, "I knew I should have replaced The battery to this remote door unlocker. Now I can't get into my car. Do You think they (pointing to a distant convenience store) would have a battery to fit this?" "Hmmm, I dunno. Do you have an alarm, too?" I asked. "No, just this remote thingy," she answered, handing it and the car keys to me. As I took the key and manually unlocked the door, I replied, "Why don't you drive over there and check about the batteries. It's a long walk."
 
This really happened to me at the grocery store..........................

I'd gone in for just a few thangs, Tortilla chips was on the list. So....I'm at the chip display, and notice that the first bag of chips (the kind I buy) has only 3 chips in it. It's a clear bag, all nice and puffy with air....and only 3 chips sittin there in the bottom. First off the Frito Lay man shoulda noticed it and not put it on the shelf.......but he didnt. So I get the "air chips" along with a full bag, and head to the check out counter. I get there and tell the lil gal workin the register. "I don't much thank anyone's gonna buy this bag that only has three chips in it, and suggested that they give it back to the Frito Lay man the next trip he makes in the store" She looks me in the eye....in all seriousness, and says, "They put air in the bags to make it weigh more" :shock: :shock: I know I stood there with a stupid look on my face for a split second or two before I busted out laffin. Along with Mr Lilly and several folks in line behind me. Poor girl never did figure out, that air don't make the chips bag weigh more.

that 40 lbs of air pressure in her tires......musta really confused the heck out of her. LOL
 
I bought a rope and stuff at a place in Williston, North Dakota last summer-it came to $51 bucks and all I had was a $100-they didn't have enough small bills to make $49 change but they had a $50. I said I'll give you $101 and you can give me a $50. Well they studied on that for awhile-got the manager out and decided to try that. So I gave them my $101 and they gave me $51 change lol. I didn't bother explaining lol.
 
had a similar "incident" happen to the kids and I went we recently visited our beloved (can you detect the slightest hint of sarcasm??! :roll: ) bozeman...........went to grab a bite of lunch at mc d's and waited 45 minutes......FOR FAST FOOD!!! Demodriver lost her temper (have NOOOO idea where she gets that from!! :shock: ) and confronted the boy up front who took our order...when he "double checked" his order screen, he found that he had "passed up" our order!! The food was COLD and we had pretty much lost our appetites.....least to say, the other customers got quite an earful from the demodriver as we were leaving!! :wink:
 
Oh NR, You'll short circuit the best of 'em if you over pay to make your change come out even. The same Einstein that can't understand giving them $100.17 for something that cost $20.17 can program the hell outta your cell phone.
 
I sometimes think these chain stores clone their worst employees... :twisted:

But Brad S. DID give me an idea. Now I know where to go to get all those gizmos on my cell phone figured out! :lol2:
 
I had a roommate in college once that could easily fall under the title of this post.....

Story #1:

I was raised on a farm and she on a ranch. We both grew up eating our own cattle so there is no excuse for what I am about to tell you about her. We were visiting one night in our living room. The topic of conversation was how until we moved away to college, we really didn't appreciate all the good cuts of meat we ate at home. She started talking about this one prized steer they had and honest to goodness she said, "Yep, that steer--he made the best pork sausage ever!!!" I didn't say a word; just sat there and tried not to laugh.

Story #2:

We were out on the town in Billings one night having a good time with other college friends. We were standing at an ATM with another friend who was just finishing her transaction and the cash started to come out. My dear roommate said, "Oh, you won!!!"

Story #3:

A couple years later we were both moved away from Billings. I was home to the farm for the summer from my teaching job and she was going to college in Great Falls now. One evening I headed into town and met up with her at her apartment and we decided to go out for a few drinks. It ended up being quite a late night of fun and we got back to her place about 2AM. At the house next to her apartment there were two men working on a boat by the glow of the street lights. I said, "I sure hope they get their boat fixed since it's almost fall.... hope they get in some time on the lake for fun and fishing." She seriously replied, "Maybe they are just getting it ready for ice fishing!??!" All I could muster up was, "Yep." I didn't even want to start explaining.

She is the nicest person you would ever meet and was a pretty good roommate, but oh lord she kept me entertained. :)
 
My daughters friend is like that-they were taking food studies in grade 11-the topic of salmonella came up-her buddy said she caught chickenella once-she figured salmonella only came from salmon lol.
 
MTgirl----I have had the "pleasure" of knowing (and even working with) several people like the one you have described.....funny when they are your friends....not so funny when they are co-workers taking care of patients!!! :shock: :shock: :wink: :wink:
 
You bet they were true and I don't blame the alcohol for the "ice fishing" story... that is just how she is! I kick myself now for not writing down some of her other classics as they happened! The funny part about her is that she is really quite book smart (did really well in school), but has no street smarts or common sense what so ever!!
 
Northern Rancher said:
My daughters friend is like that-they were taking food studies in grade 11-the topic of salmonella came up-her buddy said she caught chickenella once-she figured salmonella only came from salmon lol.
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I busted a gut on that one and when I went to tell the story I coudln't hardly make it through it! Thanks for the chuckle!
 
MTgirl said:
You bet they were true and I don't blame the alcohol for the "ice fishing" story... that is just how she is! I kick myself now for not writing down some of her other classics as they happened! The funny part about her is that she is really quite book smart (did really well in school), but has no street smarts or common sense what so ever!!
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I've know quite a few folks like that, MTgirl.....I call them "book-smart genius, common-sense brain dead!!" :wink:
 
My freshman year roomate once at 3 am woke me up and told me he had a solution not only for poluttion in the world but also for rush hour traffic... I was used to these things as he was... well, strange to say the least but 3 am (Okay, I wasn't really asleep, I waslaying in bed wondering why the room was spinning)... Needless to say his solution for traffic was to build ramps al around them so that instead of having to stop behind someone we could just drive over them, therefore we would enver have to be stuck behind someone again... He was dead serious..

His pollution solutionw as to build a giant smockstack and stick into space and connect ALL factories smoke stacks too it.. I told him he should tell our budy Brian about it in the moring (Civil engeneriing major, borderline genius who didn't tolerate stuff like that)... Best breakfast/lunch converstaion I have heard... Pay back for disturbing my "sleeping" it off momment.

Fun roomate, really good guy, just a bit of an idiot about practical things. Of course he was a journalism major.. :shock:
 

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