Here's a response I thought you might find interesting ---- Original Message ------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Have a laugh, and ain't it the truth? Date sent: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:04:42 +0000
Zach, Tragedy and humor are closely connected. It may be funny looking to see a person slip on a banana peel and fall down, but very sad if this person breaks his neck and is paralyzed for life. What seems like a stupidity can also have other explanations: 1. The teenager who did not know what a dozen is, may not have been sufficiently educated in the English language or perhaps was just learning the English language. There is a great difference between not being well educated and being stupid. If a person has not yet had the opportunity to be educated, this person can still learn in the future or from experience. If this person is unable to learn from experience or from an education, then this person may be stupid. 2. The girl who was checking out the items was probably new at her job and had never seen a separator. 3. The lady making a purchase on the internet was not an experienced computer user, had not been instructed in the use of the floppy drive, and surely this was her first attempt to make a purchase via the internet. 4. This is a case of forgetfulness and panic brought on by the fear that she would not be able to use her car to go home. 5. This is either a case of a person who lacks understanding or someone who did not want to or did not know how to remove paper from the photocopier machine. Remember that the paper in most large office copiers is inside of the copier and to remove it you have find out how to open its receptacle. If this is complicated, it would be easier to do what this lady did. 6. This a case of a driver who had never been instructed in the use of the cruise control. It proves that it pays to read the instructions that come with various devices. 7. This one is funny. I wonder if the lady who called was joking with the man in the central office. 8. This case shows that a suspect should avail himself of his right to have a lawyer present during the investigation. 9. This is a case of a panic stricken, uneducated or stupid mother. Best regards. Grandpa Harry -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Zach <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ,hi, I got this message (see below) that I thought was very > funny. Do you think it's funny? > Zach > ----- Original Message ----- >>From: Hugh Stogner <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >>Date sent: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:28:53 -0500 >>Subject: [Braillenote] Have a laugh, and ain't it the truth? >>? You can't fix stupid > ONE > 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 replied. '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 > TWO > I was checking out at the local > Wal-Mart<http://www.walmart.com/ > 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 c ode 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 to > what had just happened. > THREE > 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.' > FOUR > 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.' > FIVE > Several years ago, we had an Intern who > was none too swift. One > day she was typing and turned to a > secretary and said, 'I'm > almost out of typing paper. What do I > do?' 'Just use copier > machine paper,' the secretary told her. > With that, the intern > took her last remaining blank piece of > paper, put it on the > photocopier and proceeded to make five > 'blank' copies. > SIX > I was in a car dealership a while ago, > when a large motor home > was towed into the garage. The front of > the vehicle was in dire > need of repair and the whole thing > generally looked like an extra > in 'Twister.' I asked the manager what > had happened. He told me > that the driver had set the 'cruise > control' and then went in the > back to make a sandwich. > SEVEN > My neighbor works in the operations > department in the central > office of a large bank. Employees in > the field call him when > they have problems with their computers. > One night he got a call > from a woman in one of the branch banks > who had this question: > 'I've got smoke coming from the back of > my terminal. Do you guys > have a fire downtown?' > EIGHT > Police in Radnor , Pa. interrogated a > suspect by placing a metal > colander on his head and connecting it > with wires to a photocopy > machine. The message 'He's lying' was > placed in the copier, and > police pressed the copy button each time > they thought the suspect > wasn't telling the truth. Believing the > 'lie detector' was > working, the suspect confessed. > NINE > A mother calls 911 very worried asking > the dispatcher if she > needs to take her kid to the emergency > room, the kid was eating > ants. The dispatcher tells her to give > the kid some Benadryl and > it should be fine .. The mother says, I > just gave him some ant > killer..... > Dispatcher: Rush him to the emergency > room! > Life is tough, It's tougher if you're > stupid > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > _______________________________________________ > BrailleNote mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote _______________________________________________ BrailleNote mailing list [email protected] http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
