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Post by refupea on Jul 2, 2014 12:27:01 GMT
Not stupid, but annoying: (warning, my bit&chiness will become apparent) FEDEX used to be next door. Like, 5-6 years ago, they moved. People pop into our door WEEKLY, "Do you know where FEDEX moved to?" STUPID: People call to schedule a a visit to their home for furnace repair. You ask for their preferred date/time, and they reply, "OH, LET ME GET MY CALENDAR!" and then shuffle around to where ever they keep their calendar, while you listen to them shuffle around. Butbutbut YOU CALLED *US* ?? Why didn't you have your calendar handy? Oh my gosh! This happens to me all of the time! Or when you answer the phone and the caller has food in their mouth and they ask you to wait because they didn't expect you answer the phone so quickly? Seriously?
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Post by refupea on Jul 2, 2014 12:27:41 GMT
The company I work at has Progressive in its name. In the complex there is also a Progressive Insurance. We have absolutely nothing to do with insurance but occasionally will get people who come into our office saying they have an appointment regarding their car. If you could see our office you'd KNOW we're not Progressive Insurance. It's like once they see the word Progressive, that's it. You should dress like Flo and really mess with their heads. Ah ha ha! GREAT idea! LOL!
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Post by refupea on Jul 2, 2014 12:41:50 GMT
As soon as some people find out that my 14 year old son and daughter are twins, they ask if they are IDENTICAL. Still! After 14 years. Don't they LOOK different to you. I just smile and say no, she has an innie and he has an outie. ![](http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/rofl.gif) ![](http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/rofl.gif) ![](http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/rofl.gif) Ah ha ha!! That is classic!!!
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Post by bklyngal62 on Jul 2, 2014 12:44:22 GMT
Asscoiates wear aprons in my job and I still have customers come up to me and ask.."do you work here? " Now why would I be in a store with an apron on and not work there !!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2014 12:58:09 GMT
Every day at work I have to call between 10-20 people to let them know that their items are in and that they can come pick them up. Sounds simple right? It would be except 90% of people don't answer their phone. So I leave a nice message "Hello this is Tina calling from blah blah, I wanted to let you know your blah is in and can be picked up any time. Thank you" It never fails within 1 to 2 minutes the phone is ringing and the person calling says "I think I just got a call from your office?" LISTEN TO YOUR GOD DAMN FUCKING VOICEMAIL! It would take these people 1/4 of the time to listen to the voicemail than to call me back, get the receptionist, get transferred to me and for me to look up their name to see what I called them for. It's absolutely maddening. My ex does that. I don't even bother leaving messages anymore.
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Post by sharlag on Jul 2, 2014 13:04:58 GMT
Every day at work I have to call between 10-20 people to let them know that their items are in and that they can come pick them up. Sounds simple right? It would be except 90% of people don't answer their phone. So I leave a nice message "Hello this is Tina calling from blah blah, I wanted to let you know your blah is in and can be picked up any time. Thank you" It never fails within 1 to 2 minutes the phone is ringing and the person calling says "I think I just got a call from your office?" LISTEN TO YOUR GOD DAMN FUCKING VOICEMAIL! It would take these people 1/4 of the time to listen to the voicemail than to call me back, get the receptionist, get transferred to me and for me to look up their name to see what I called them for. It's absolutely maddening. I like to respond with, "We have several people here who might have called you. Did they leave a message identifying themselves?"
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Post by Crazyhare on Jul 2, 2014 13:12:00 GMT
I'm a 911 dispatcher, I get this constantly: Me: 911 where is your emergency Caller: it's not an emergency but........ OMG DRIVES ME CRAZY! Where I live the non-emergency number goes straight to 911 and I have said "This isn't an emergency, I was trying to call the non-emergency number!" ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/OrTI4SBmZ2ZYSFv6ag4f.jpg) Ours does the same thing. It totally surprised me when I got 911 to report a tipped over mailbox.
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Post by moodyblue on Jul 2, 2014 13:29:33 GMT
Not me, but a fellow teacher. Her third graders were all reading silently. A student raised his hand and when she went to see what he needed he said "I lost my place. Can you tell me where I was?"
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Post by pynke on Jul 2, 2014 13:39:59 GMT
my 2 oldest kids are 11 months apart so they appear to be the same size. I get asked a lot if they are twins.. .. nope irish twins yes, I have had A LOT of people ask me if I'm sure.. like i wouldn't remember GIVING BIRTH TO TWO KIDS AT THE SAME TIME... really? My oldest are 20 months a part in age and I get asked if they are twins only because they have the same developmental disability.
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Post by shescrafty on Jul 2, 2014 13:43:15 GMT
Both of my children are adopted. I HATE when people ask me if they are "real" brother and sister. If one of my kids is with me I will give their arm a squeeze and say, " they feel pretty real to me."
I am sure what they mean is if they are biologically related, but the implication that they are not "real" siblings also implies I am not a "real" mom. When people say that I pretty much know I will not be good friends, lol.
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Post by just PEAchy on Jul 2, 2014 13:51:17 GMT
I get the twin question often as well...for my son & daughter who are a grade apart. They do resemble each other so I get why people ask. My cousin and I were roommates in college and we would occasionally get asked if we were twins, there is some resemblance, but not much.
My favorite one, though, is from many years ago when fax machines first came out. I worked in a bank and someone wanted to know if they could fax their payment! Back the, I had to tell them, um, no I need an actual check. In light of today's mobile and internet banking, I guess she was just ahead of her time!
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Post by lodgelady on Jul 2, 2014 13:54:28 GMT
We were just talking about these kinds of questions yesterday.... My first season as a manager at work some of the staff threw me in the pool (they were teenagers and it was an "end of season" celebrations before everyone started heading out) and I broke my heel. I ended up in a knee high boot and was non-weight bearing but still had to be at work. So I would be hopping around the cafe from register to cooler or whatever and kept gettin the question.... "did you do something to your leg?" I so wanted to saw "Nope! Couldn't find a necklace to go with these shorts and thought, I know! That black cast would look great!!"
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Post by freebird on Jul 2, 2014 14:29:38 GMT
Every day at work I have to call between 10-20 people to let them know that their items are in and that they can come pick them up. Sounds simple right? It would be except 90% of people don't answer their phone. So I leave a nice message "Hello this is Tina calling from blah blah, I wanted to let you know your blah is in and can be picked up any time. Thank you" It never fails within 1 to 2 minutes the phone is ringing and the person calling says "I think I just got a call from your office?" LISTEN TO YOUR GOD DAMN FUCKING VOICEMAIL! It would take these people 1/4 of the time to listen to the voicemail than to call me back, get the receptionist, get transferred to me and for me to look up their name to see what I called them for. It's absolutely maddening. I HATE this. I ALWAYS say to the person, "I left you a message, did you listen to it?" *long pause*. They always have to tell me how stupid they are at that point. LOL
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Post by peasapie on Jul 2, 2014 14:44:10 GMT
My friend has twins, a boy and a girl. When she mentions that, people often ask, "Identical?"
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Post by pastlifepea on Jul 2, 2014 14:59:52 GMT
This one is in the "not for kids or easily offended" category. I had someone tell me, straight faced I might add, that someone else had told her that swallowing semen could reduce the risk of breast cancer and wanted to know if this was true. Right off, I said, "Let me guess...some man told you this?" Yes, her husband. lol
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Post by cecelia on Jul 2, 2014 17:26:45 GMT
This one is in the "not for kids or easily offended" category. I had someone tell me, straight faced I might add, that someone else had told her that swallowing semen could reduce the risk of breast cancer and wanted to know if this was true. Right off, I said, "Let me guess...some man told you this?" Yes, her husband. lol Since you broke the "not easily offended" barrier, I have one along the same theme. You have to know my friend to know this really is her personality and not something she would be upset about sharing... My friend was diagnosed with Stage 4 Oral Cancer that was linked to HPV. She fought a brave fight that she ultimately lost. She wanted it written in her obituary: "Death By BJ. It's a great excuse, ladies."
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Post by nickle831 on Jul 3, 2014 1:38:35 GMT
I'm a 911 dispatcher, I get this constantly: Me: 911 where is your emergency Caller: it's not an emergency but........ OMG DRIVES ME CRAZY! Where I live the non-emergency number goes straight to 911 and I have said "This isn't an emergency, I was trying to call the non-emergency number!"
Dang that sucks
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Post by Rainbow on Jul 3, 2014 3:39:59 GMT
Where I live the non-emergency number goes straight to 911 and I have said "This isn't an emergency, I was trying to call the non-emergency number!"
Dang that sucks I worry because they get on to people for calling 911 for stupid stuff.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 3, 2014 3:50:22 GMT
Well these days with all the cre8ive spelling ![](http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y300/purplegirlz6797/rolleyes_zpsee30c013.gif) it could be Myke, Mhyck, Miihk, or Meye-k !!
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Post by pierkiss on Jul 3, 2014 4:03:04 GMT
my 2 oldest kids are 11 months apart so they appear to be the same size. I get asked a lot if they are twins.. .. nope irish twins yes, I have had A LOT of people ask me if I'm sure.. like i wouldn't remember GIVING BIRTH TO TWO KIDS AT THE SAME TIME... really? Haha! I get the exact same thing as my oldest 2 are also only 11 months apart. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Q_m8lDOvc_3Le3r1GKdf.jpg) When our oldest was a baby we got asked quite often if we dyed her hair that shade of red. I always wanted to shout at them, "who the hell dyes a 6 month olds hair? ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) " But instead I always said, "nope she grows it herself". ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg)
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Post by Scarlet Ohana on Jul 3, 2014 4:19:14 GMT
Wow..I could write a book about stupid questions. I work the phone lines for WDW and today the dumb question of the day is..... I'm lost and I need directions. I don't know where I am (very common when you get a directions call, I can't give you directions from "I don't know") but I see a sign that says Walt Disney World. Should I follow it? ![](http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/oh-brother.gif)
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Post by Scarlet Ohana on Jul 3, 2014 4:32:09 GMT
Every day at work I have to call between 10-20 people to let them know that their items are in and that they can come pick them up. Sounds simple right? It would be except 90% of people don't answer their phone. So I leave a nice message "Hello this is Tina calling from blah blah, I wanted to let you know your blah is in and can be picked up any time. Thank you" It never fails within 1 to 2 minutes the phone is ringing and the person calling says "I think I just got a call from your office?" LISTEN TO YOUR GOD DAMN FUCKING VOICEMAIL! It would take these people 1/4 of the time to listen to the voicemail than to call me back, get the receptionist, get transferred to me and for me to look up their name to see what I called them for. It's absolutely maddening. This makes me NUTS. caller: I just got a call from this number, who called me???!!! me: Well sir, you've reached the mainline at WDW so I really don't know who it could have been. caller: Really you have no idea, because they JUST called me? me: No, I'm sorry, did they leave a voice mail? caller: Yes, they did leave a message, I'll listen to it and call back. me: (clenching teeth) Have a magical day! Every day, several times a day.
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Post by PEArfect on Jul 3, 2014 4:40:35 GMT
I get a lot of questions from random strangers about my hair. The funniest to date: Lady: Is your hair naturally curly? Me: Yes Lady: Your curls are so tight. Do you curl each individual hair? Me: ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) (duh) No, it's naturally curly. (as sweet as I can say it, lol) Lady: (long pause) It's beautiful. Me: Thank you I seriously think she wanted to ask about curling tips and curling irons. The most common question, which I think is weird from strangers, is "can I touch your hair?" I had a cashier at a local grocery store ask me that Monday.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2014 5:25:20 GMT
My oldest dd is extremely petite for her age. When she was about a year old, she was sitting in the shopping cart at Target. She was jabbering and playing with a toy while I shopped. A woman walked by the end of the aisle, then backtracked real fast and looked at me with this shocked/suprised look on her face. Lady: Is that a real baby? Me: Uh, yes? Lady: It's really a baby and not a doll? Me: Nooo...she's a year old. Lady: Oh, I thought it was a baby doll that you had strapped into the cart! Hahaha! Well, she's holding her head up really well! I can't believe she's sitting up by herself already! Me: ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png) ? I didn't even know how to respond to that! I just muttered something and beat a hasty retreat to the other side of the store! Lana
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Post by paget on Jul 3, 2014 6:54:00 GMT
I have sooooo many. You run a business and you hear a bunch but I think the dumbest ( that happened pretty regularly) was answering the phone "business name" and people would ask if we were still in business. Um, no. I just answer the phone this way for fun?! 2nd runner up is answering with " business name" and people say are you open?
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Post by sacteach on Jul 3, 2014 7:45:57 GMT
I know it was discussed before, but I still see it frequently and it makes me want to be snarky in my reply. Posts with titles like:
has anyone been to Chicago? Does anyone like strawberries?
nope, no one at all has ever been there, done that, eaten that food, watched that movie, etc. you are the first.
I understand and what they are really asking but the "has anyone..." just lends itself to a snarky reply
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Post by Nink on Jul 3, 2014 9:20:01 GMT
I'm a bone density tech and a few weeks ago I did a patient and she was getting dressed following her scan she asked me what is the biggest change I've seen since I've started doing my job. I told her that it would probably be the increase in the number of men we now do since we hardly used to do any. She looked at me and said "the number of what?" So I replied "men". She then asked "what are men?" Honestly, I was so dumbstruck by the question, I wasn't even sure how to respond. I finally said "men, you know males". She just had this blank stare and finally said "oh" and left.
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Post by Really Red on Jul 3, 2014 9:42:59 GMT
I have fraternal twin girls - blue eyed blond and brown eyed brunette.
I am told all the time that they are NOT twins because they don't look alike OR I get "Are they paternal or maternal?"
Hah. I want to say both when they ask that.
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Post by yoko on Jul 3, 2014 12:37:04 GMT
I work in a museum. A ginormous, open to the public place. We have signs all over pointing to the restrooms, they are on the map everyone gets.
I will get asked 10 times a day, "Do you have a bathroom here?" I swear there are some days that I want to look at them and solemnly say "no".
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Post by sharlag on Jul 3, 2014 12:55:24 GMT
I know it was discussed before, but I still see it frequently and it makes me want to be snarky in my reply. Posts with titles like:has anyone been to Chicago? Does anyone like strawberries? nope, no one at all has ever been there, done that, eaten that food, watched that movie, etc. you are the first. I understand and what they are really asking but the "has anyone..." just lends itself to a snarky reply Oh Yeah! EVERY DAY!
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