I received this from a friend and it reminded me of our lbc sightings:
Here's something I received from my sister. Remember - all these
people can VOTE!
Jim K.
p.s. Maybe we should add whoever made it federal law to put Brail on
Drive Thru ATM machines :-)
Sighting #1:
I was busy writing some computer program for one of my classes and my
roommate asked me if he could use my coffee maker. I said, "Sure." The
next thing I hear is, "Hey, where do you put the coffee?" I turn to
see
that he has filled the filter basket with water and is (unsuccessfully)
trying to keep the water in the basket by plugging the hole at the
bottom
with his finger. He and the floor are both covered with water.
Sighting #2:
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate, when the airport
employee
asked, "Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your
knowledge?"
I said, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?" He smiled
and
nodded knowingly, "That's why we ask."
Sighting #3:
The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it is safe to cross the street.
I was crossing with an intellectually challenged co-worker of mine,
when
she asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it
signals
to blind people when the light is red. She responded, appalled, "What
on
earth are blind people doing DRIVING???"
Sighting #4:
At a goodbye lunch for an old and dear co-worker who is leaving the
company due to "right sizing," our manager spoke up and said, "This is
fun. We should have lunch like this more often." Not another word was
spoken. We just looked at each other like deer staring into the
headlights of an approaching truck.
Sighting #5:
I worked with an Individual who plugged his power strip back into
itself
and for the life of him could not understand why his system would not
turn on.
Sighting #6 (a rare "double sighting"):
A friend had a brilliant idea for saving disk space. He thought if he
put all his Microsoft Word documents into a tiny font they'd take up
less
room. When he told me, I was with another friend. He thought it was a
good idea too.
[Ed. note: Why do people keep friends like these? - AEC]
Sighting #7 (from Tech Support):
Tech Support: "How much free space do you have on your hard drive?"
Individual: "Well, my wife likes to get up there on that Internet,
and
she downloaded ten hours of free space. Is that enough?"
Sighting #8 (from Tech Support):
Individual: Now what do I do?
Tech Support: What is the prompt on the screen?
Individual: It's asking for "Enter Your Last Name."
Tech Support: Okay, so type in your last name.
Individual: How do you spell that?
Don Mathis,Ph.D.
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES
donmathis@lucent.com
'61 MGA
'37 Bentley
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