[SOC] IDIOTS

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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 7:00 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 not 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 her power strip back into itself and for the life of her couldn't understand why her 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?