THEY WALK AMONG US IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: I live in a semi-rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the Deer Crossing sign on our road. The reason: "Too many deer were being hit by cars" and he didn't want them to cross there any more.
IN FOOD SERVICE: My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked the person behind the counter for "minimal lettuce." He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg. Kansas City!
SIGHTING: I was at the airport, checking in at the gate, when an airport employee asked, "Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?" To which I replied, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?" He smiled knowingly and nodded, "That's why we ask."
Happened in Birmingham, Ala.
SIGHTING: The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's 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 blind people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded, "What on earth are blind people doing driving?!" She was a probation officer in Wichita, KS.
SIGHTING: At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear co-worker who was leaving the company due to "downsizing," Our manager commented cheerfully, "this is fun. We should do this more often." Not a word was spoken. We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare.
This was a bunch at Texas Instruments.
SIGHTING: I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and for the life of her couldn't understand why her system would not turn on.
A deputy with the Dallas County Sheriff's office, no less.
SIGHTING: When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver's side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. "Hey," I announced to the technician, "it's open!" To which he replied, "I know - I already got that side." This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, Mississippi!
They walk among us.. Y'all, It's very scary
I married one (or maybe I am one)
One the first trip down US 17 to visit my floks after our wedding, my wife wanted to drive, but was not sure how to get there. I told her that I wanted to take a nap, and that she should stay on US 17 and wake me up when we got to New Bern. A few minutes later she wakes me up asking "Which way do I go?"
I asked her "What does the sign say?" (This was a big sign OVER the road that directed 17 Business - Vanceboro, 17 By-pass - New Bern)
She replied, "What sign?" as we went under it.
If you think that's dumb, read on.
I made her turn around and go back and read the sign.
That's when the honeymoon offically ended.
Kansas City, Alabama, Wichita, Dallas & Mississippi.
You should leave the South. The only stupidity up in Mass are other drivers and elected officials.