Stupidity at Work - Page 2

robsterman1 · 04-28-2009, 10:52 AM

Error between brain and keyboard

04-28-2009, 02:02 PM

From a jewelry designer to me: "What kind of design would you use these beads in?"

Me: "I'm actually not sure, because I don't make jewelry, just beads."

Maybe that is not really a strange question? I was just a little stymied. Seemed sort of like a fine woodworker asking a logger what to do with a piece of wood.

Sheldonrs · 04-28-2009, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiki

...what to do with a piece of wood.

What indeed.

Pie · 04-28-2009, 02:51 PM

Well, Shel could certainly tell 'em where to stick it!

piercehawkeye45 · 04-28-2009, 03:00 PM

An MBA student came in demanding me to fix her computer because one of my co-workers supposedly messed it up. I asked her what was wrong and she said her email didn't work, her calendar service didn't work, and her bookmarks and desktop icons disappeared.

I first enabled the email account and then went to the start menu where she then pointed out how the icons have been rearranged.

"How could you rearrange those?"

*Looks at computer for a second*

"This isn't your personal account is it?"

"Oh......*changes account*....oh, it all works now"

*facepalm*

richlevy · 04-28-2009, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Richlevy is helpless before the Right, avoids the Light, and so on, preferring to act like a juvenile. All that, just to stay left of center.

Yep I guess I'll just have to stand over here on the left/center side, along with Arlen Specter and about 200,000 Republican defectors in Pennsylvania.

It's like those scenes in the movies where the good guys leap from the speeding train just before it falls into the ravine.

Metaphorically speaking, you've decided to stay with the engine just because someone let you play with the horn.

As for acting juvenile, there's a reason for that. Your arguments fail so totally at a rational adult level that I must seek a more childlike state to even have a chance of being suckered....er....appreciating them.

So, in a way, this is all for your benefit. Enjoy.

ZenGum · 04-29-2009, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pie

Well, Shel could certainly tell 'em where to stick it!

I reckon he could make some suggestions for the beads, too!

Rich, excellent rebuttal of UG.

Crimson Ghost · 04-29-2009, 02:19 AM

Overheard at 'Barnes & Noble' -

Customer is 30-ish male in 3-piece suit, briefcase, Blackberry, ect.
C: Excuse me miss, I want to order this book, but all the computer says is 'OOP'!
E: Let me take a look at that for you. Hmm.... Seems that this book is out of print. That's why it said 'OOP'.
C: I don't care what the computer says! I want this book!
E: Well, sir, I'm sorry, but it isn't in our system. Therefore, we can't order it.
C: Don't lie to me! I have a credit card! Order the book!
E: Sir, the book is out of print. It cannot be ordered.
C: FINE!!! You people don't know what you're doing! B. Dalton will order it for me!
Customer stomps out of store, on verge of tears.

I guess having a credit card makes everything possible.

04-29-2009, 02:45 AM

Oh god. I used to work at a book store. That happened more than you would ever imagine. The heart breaks at it.

Clodfobble · 04-29-2009, 10:17 AM

I see that B. Dalton is smart enough to get some employee to order it used off Amazon marketplace and give it a steep markup.

classicman · 04-29-2009, 11:14 AM

Why didn't he just order online himself for 1/10th of the cost?

BigV · 04-29-2009, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richlevy

Yep I guess I'll just have to stand over here on the left/center side, along with Arlen Specter and about 200,000 Republican defectors in Pennsylvania.

It's like those scenes in the movies where the good guys leap from the speeding train just before it falls into the ravine.

Metaphorically speaking, you've decided to stay with the engine just because someone *told you to be* the horn.

As for acting juvenile, there's a reason for that. Your arguments fail so totally at a rational adult level that I must seek a more childlike state to even have a chance of being suckered....er....appreciating them.

So, in a way, this is all for your benefit. Enjoy.

fixed that for ya.

Honestly, yers is betta.

Crimson Ghost · 04-29-2009, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

Why didn't he just order online himself for 1/10th of the cost?

Because he has a credit card, ya big silly.

lookout123 · 04-29-2009, 04:41 PM

If he was really somebody he'd have sent his assistant in to the store to throw that fit for him.

BrianR · 04-30-2009, 06:40 PM

Lord, I can pass on stories...where to begin?

04-28-2009, 10:52 AM	#16
robsterman1 A worldly dude Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hartford, CT USA Posts: 127	Error between brain and keyboard __________________ Live life on the BETTER side :-)

04-28-2009, 02:51 PM	#19
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Well, Shel could certainly tell 'em where to stick it! __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

04-28-2009, 03:00 PM	#20
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	An MBA student came in demanding me to fix her computer because one of my co-workers supposedly messed it up. I asked her what was wrong and she said her email didn't work, her calendar service didn't work, and her bookmarks and desktop icons disappeared. I first enabled the email account and then went to the start menu where she then pointed out how the icons have been rearranged. "How could you rearrange those?" Looks at computer for a second "This isn't your personal account is it?" "Oh......changes account....oh, it all works now" facepalm __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.

04-29-2009, 02:19 AM	#23
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	Overheard at 'Barnes & Noble' - Customer is 30-ish male in 3-piece suit, briefcase, Blackberry, ect. C: Excuse me miss, I want to order this book, but all the computer says is 'OOP'! E: Let me take a look at that for you. Hmm.... Seems that this book is out of print. That's why it said 'OOP'. C: I don't care what the computer says! I want this book! E: Well, sir, I'm sorry, but it isn't in our system. Therefore, we can't order it. C: Don't lie to me! I have a credit card! Order the book! E: Sir, the book is out of print. It cannot be ordered. C: FINE!!! You people don't know what you're doing! B. Dalton will order it for me! Customer stomps out of store, on verge of tears. I guess having a credit card makes everything possible. __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

04-29-2009, 10:17 AM	#25
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I see that B. Dalton is smart enough to get some employee to order it used off Amazon marketplace and give it a steep markup. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

04-28-2009, 02:02 PM	#17
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	From a jewelry designer to me: "What kind of design would you use these beads in?" Me: "I'm actually not sure, because I don't make jewelry, just beads." Maybe that is not really a strange question? I was just a little stymied. Seemed sort of like a fine woodworker asking a logger what to do with a piece of wood.

04-29-2009, 02:45 AM	#24
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	Oh god. I used to work at a book store. That happened more than you would ever imagine. The heart breaks at it.

04-29-2009, 11:14 AM	#26
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Why didn't he just order online himself for 1/10th of the cost? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

04-29-2009, 04:41 PM	#29
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04-30-2009, 06:40 PM	#30
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Lord, I can pass on stories...where to begin? __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

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