Thread: Was I This Bad

Thank god- I thought I was the only one thinking the world was now full of stupid, uneducated, naïve dropkicks.

I recently had an apprentice, that l asked to run a string line out about 20 feet,he looked at me and asked how far is that? 6 metre's l said. l got the same reply.

He was 2nd year, not sure how he got through the first.

Tim

yesterday the checkout operator at the servo , bill for petrol was$32.60

Gave him a $50 note and $2.60 in coins hoping to get a $20 note change
He gave me the coins back and said that the $50 note would be enough and then gave a handful of change a lot of silver which he said was because they were short of $1 $2 coins.






The gene pool could use a little chlorine.

Originally Posted by Shaty40

I recently had an apprentice, that l asked to run a string line out about 20 feet,he looked at me and asked how far is that? 6 metre's l said. l got the same reply.

He was 2nd year, not sure how he got through the first.

Tim

Hi Tim,

Sounds like youve got a problem there....you might try using mobile phones or I-pods as your unit of measurement. 6 metres would be about 60 Ipods.

Cheers Martin

I was in the U.S. one time and went to a supermarket and the checkout chick said in a mid western drawl "Oooh, I love your accent." she thought for a second or two and then asked "What's it like to have an accent?". I was lost for words.

Some time ago I had to apply for a credit card. I was told to take all the usual identification which I did.

First was my personal credit card - No Probs

Driver's Licence - No probs

Birth Certificate - Big problem. The girl working for the bank informed me there was a problem because the birth certificate didn't have an expiry date! She had to put an expiry date on the form.

After telling her I didn't care for forms but did she realise what an expiry date on a birth certificate would mean, she looked blankly at me and sought the assistance of a bimbo slightly higher up the drain. I was told you don't need an expiry date on a birth certificate!!!!!!

I really hope that i never appeared as naive, un-educated or just plain stupid when i was a teenager as the 2 people i happened upon this week.

The truth of the matter is that we probably were and middle aged men at that time were complaining at our stupidity.

Originally Posted by Grunt

The truth of the matter is that we probably were and middle aged men at that time were complaining at our stupidity.

I agree Grunt. We thought we were pretty good and the middle aged people were silly old fogies who were too careful, too slow, too boring and intent on telling us warries all the time. "Listen here you young pup, in my day I'll have you know......."

We misjudged a lot of them and the rest of them we were right, just like our generation - there's no fool like an old fool.

I always knew that I knew everything, just ask me I'll tell you. For example I remember when on the dairy farm the farmer asked me to milk a bull.........

geez.... I was a bloody good driver too !!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Zed

I remember when on the dairy farm the farmer asked me to milk a bull

Who got the biggest surprise?

1. Had a bloke working in a showroom in a wholesale electronics place, 3 months into introduction to electronics at TAFE and was telling engineers what they were doing wrong.
Got him one day when he was setting up a satellite dish, which direction is it pointed, 'North', how many degrees? '38', is that imperial or metric?
He went off to find out the difference.
2. Safeway, about 20 years ago when we were adopting a plethora of americanisms.
Check out chick takes my money and gives me change and as per the store policy stops chewing for a second and says 'have a nice day', being half asleep or whatever I didn't quite catch it and responded 'pardon', she followed with 'whats wrong mate-yer deaf?'.

Originally Posted by Grunt

The truth of the matter is that we probably were and middle aged men at that time were complaining at our stupidity.

Stole my thunder.
That's why a lot of people don't know how to handle kids. We've forgotten what it's like to be one. I turned into my father and no doubt my daughter will hear echos of my voice when she shouts at my two grandaughters.
Same s**t, different day.

For example I remember when on the dairy farm the farmer asked me to milk a bull.........

You mean you can't? Learn something new every day.

How true
When I was 18 I thought my father was stupid, when I turned 26 I was amazed at how much he had learn't in the last 7 years






God must love stupid people; He made so many of us.