Guest guest Posted March 27, 2001 Report Share Posted March 27, 2001 Dear Balarama Prabhu, My humble obeisances to you. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. I am forwarding this e-mail to use as you may choose to post it on Com. I get some pretty good ones from time to time and will forward them to you if you like. You may not want to post them, but you might get a good laugh. Hoping you and your wife are healthy and happy. Your servant, Padma malini devi dasi > > > HOW DO THESE PEOPLE SURVIVE?!?!?! > > > > 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. > > > > ******************************** > > > > The paragraph above doesn't amaze me because of what happened a couple > > of months ago. I was checking out at the local Foodland 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 code she said > > to me > > "Do you know how much this is?" and 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..... > > > > ********************************* > > > > MAKES YOU WONDER HOW THESE PEOPLE CAN SURVIVE!!! > > > > A lady at work was seen putting a credit card into her floppy drive and > > pulling it out very quickly. When 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". > > > > ********************************* > > > > 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 convenient 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. > > > > ******************************** > > > > 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. > > > > ********************************* > > > > 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. > > > > ********************************* > > > > IDIOTS AT WORK... Sign in a gas station: Coke -- 49 cents. Two for a > > dollar. > > > > ********************************* > > > > IDIOTS & COMPUTERS... 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?" > > > > ********************************* > > > > IDIOTS ARE EASY TO PLEASE... I was sitting in my science class, when > > the teacher commented that the next day would be the shortest day of the > > year. My lab partner became visibly excited, cheering and clapping. I > > explained to her that the amount of daylight changes, not the actual > > amount of time. Needless to say, she was very disappointed. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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