> << Sightings of Wierdness > > Sighting #1: I was at the airport, checking in at the gate, when the > airport employee asked, "Has anyone put anything in your baggage without > your knowledge?" I said, "If it was without my knowledge, how would I > know?" He smiled and nodded knowingly, "That's why we ask." > > Sighting #2: The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it is 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 to blind people when the light is red. She responded, > appalled, "What on earth are blind people doing driving?" > > Sighting #3: At a good-bye lunch for an old and dear co-worker who is > leaving the company due to "rightsizing," our manager spoke up and said, > "This is fun. We should have lunch like this more often." Not another > word was spoken. We just looked at each other like deer staring into the > headlights of an approaching truck. > > Sighting #4: I worked with an Individual who plugged his power strip > back into itself and for the life of him could not understand why his > system would not turn on. > > Sighting #5: (a rare "double sighting"): A friend had a brilliant idea > for saving disk space. He thought if he put all his Microsoft Word > documents into a tiny font they'd take up less room. When he told me, I > was with another friend. She thought it was a good idea too. > > Sighting #6: (from Tech Support): Tech Support: "How much free space do > you have on your hard drive?" Individual: "Well, my wife likes to get up > there on that Internet, and she downloaded ten hours of free space. Is > that enough?" > > Sighting #7: (from Tech Support): Individual: "Now what do I do?" Tech > Support: "What is the prompt on the screen?" Individual: "It's asking > for 'Enter Your Last Name.'" Tech Support: "Okay, so type in your last > name." Individual: "How do you spell that?" > > Sighting # 8: When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership > to pick up our car, we were told that the keys had been accidentally > 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's side, I instinctively tried the door handle and > discovered it was open. "Hey," I announced to the technician, "It's > open!" "I know," answered the young man. "I already got that side." >