I love that, wonderful replies; guess in time when people stress me out with things like this, I am not that creative! ----- Original Message ----- From: Joyce Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 5:18 AM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: 10 things not, to ask a blind person
> > Some questions I refuse to answer. Once on a job interview I was asked how > I intended to get to work. I told the interviewer that that wasn't a legal > question unless she asked it to every job applicant. I got the job. A > doctor asked me one time if I lived alone. I told him that question wasn't > relevant to my visit. He insisted that since it was on the form I had to > answer it so I dictated the following response: "this is not a legal > question and is relevant to nothing." He wrote it down. And then there's > my all-time favorite. When a form asks for my race I always respond "human. > > Have a great day everyone and stay warm.--single digits. > > Joyce > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sandra Warren > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 10:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: 10 things not, to ask a blind person > > Oh yeah, been there, done it! I have also been asked if I count my steps > when I walk, and when I was working for Department of Internal Revenue > Services in NY as a clerk typist, I was asked who dressed me so I could come > to work! > > The things we blind have to contend with! > > Sandy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: kay scrimshaw <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 6:38 PM > Subject: [RecipesAndMore] 10 things not, to ask a blind person > > > > 10. Are your eyes real or plastic? > > 9. Did you get past first grade? > > 8. Do you want me to cut your meat? I meahn, can you tell your > silverware apart? > > 7. Who helped you with your clothes? They match so beautifully. > > 6. Is it really true blind people have families? > > 5. Goodness you're amazing. Did you actually pour your milk? > > 4. When you walk, do you put one foot in front of the other? > > 3. Should I help you in the bathroom stall? > > 2. Were you born that way? You know blind? > > 1. Are you really blind? You sure can't tell it. I mean, you sure > know your way aroundyour house. > > i've been asked most of these myself. > > Kay > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
