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Андрей О.
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Crossader
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21.01.2002 22:55:32
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Прочее;
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Re: Наоборот, идиоты в изобилии
> У мне нет слов. До чего дожили американцы... Неужели это не шутка? > > http://www.lenta.ru/world/2002/01/21/intellectual/ Вот что тот американский батюшка недавно послал по e-mail своей пастве(кто не знает английского, www.translate.ru неплохое подспорье): IDIOTS ABOUND > > << > IDIOTS IN SERVICE: > > >> > This week, all our office phones went dead and I had > > >> > to contact the telephone repair people. They promised > > >> > to be out between 8:00 a.m. and 7 p.m. When I asked > > >> > if they could give me a smaller time window, the > > >> > pleasant gentleman asked, "Would you like us to call > > >> > you before we come?" I replied that I didn't see how > > >> > he would be able to do that, since our phones weren't > > >> > working. He also requested that we report future > > >> > outages by email. > > >> > (Does YOUR email work without a telephone line?). > > >> > > > >> > IDIOTS AT WORK: > > >> > I was signing the receipt for my credit card > > >> > purchase when the clerk noticed I had never signed my > > >> > name on the back of the credit card. She informed me > > >> > that she could not complete the transaction unless > > >> > the card was signed. When I asked why, she > > >> > explained that it was necessary to compare the > > >> > signature I had just signed on the receipt. So I > > >> > signed the credit card in front of her. She carefully > > >> > compared the signature to the one I had just signed on > > >> > the receipt. As luck would have it, they matched. > > >> > > > >> > IDIOTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: > > >> > 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 were being hit by > > >> > cars and he didn't want them to cross there anymore. > > >> > > > >> > IDIOTS 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. > > >> > > > >> > IDIOT SIGHTING #1: > > >> > 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." > > >> > > > >> > IDIOT SIGHTING #2: > > >> > The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to > > >> > cross the street. I was crossing with an > > >> > intellectually challenged coworker of mine when 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?" > > >> > > > >> > IDIOT SIGHTING #3: > > >> > At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker > > >> > who was leaving the company due to «downsizing» our > > >> > manager commented cheerfully, "This is fun. We should > > >> > do this more often." Not a word was spoken. We all > > >> > just looked at each other with that > > >> > deer-in-the-headlights stare. > > >> > > > >> > IDIOT SIGHTING #4: > > >> > I work with an individual who plugged his power > > >> > strip back into itself and for the life of him > > >> > couldn't understand why his system would not turn on. > > >> > > > >> > IDIOT SIGHTING #5: > > >> > 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's 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!» To which he > > >> > replied, «I know, I already got that side.» > > >> > > > >> > NOW DON'T YOU FEEL BETTER?