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 Post subject: Canadian Idiot Sightings
PostPosted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:12 pm 
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We had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears repairman told us
that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on
the opener. I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears
made at that time, a ½ horsepower. He shook his head and said, 'Lady,
you need a ¼ horsepower.' I responded that ½ was larger than ¼. He said,
'NO, it's not.' Four is larger than two..' We haven't used Sears repair since.
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My daughter and I went through the McDonald's take-out window and I
gave the clerk a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her a quarter.
She said, 'you gave me too much money.' I said, 'Yes I know, but this way
you can just give me a dollar bill back.' She sighed and went to get the
manager who asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and he handed me
back the quarter, and said 'We're sorry but they could not do that kind of
thing.'
The clerk then proceeded to give me back $1 and 75 cents in change. Do
not confuse the clerks at McD's in Petawawa, Ont.
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I live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new neighbour call the
localtownship administrative office to request the removal of the DEER
CROSSING sign on our road. The reason: 'Too many deer are being hit by cars
out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing
anymore.' From Kingston, Ont.
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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 lettuce. From the City of Pembroke
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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 at Uplands
in Ottawa
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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. 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 Gatineau, QC
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This happened at a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker who
was leaving the company due to 'downsizing.' Our manager commented
cheerfully,
'This is fun. We should do this more often.' Not another word was spoken.
We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare.
This was a lunch at Suncor, Fort McMurray, Alberta
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I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and
for the sake of her life, couldn't understand why her system would not turn
on. A clerk at the Campbell's Bay Court House, no less.
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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 drivers
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!' His reply, 'I know. I already got that side.' This
was at the Ford dealership in Renfrew, Ont.
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STAY ALERT! They walk among us... and the scary part is that they
VOTE and they REPRODUCE ! And they live in England too ! Scary stuff :shock:

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 Post subject: Re: Canadian Idiot Sightings
PostPosted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:08 am 
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in a similar vein, a friend of mine went to cornwall on his holiday with his then girlfriend, this was back in the early 80s before air con, the weather was really hot and sunny on the drive down and he had the window down and his arm out of the window, and with the sun it got tanned, the girlfriend then said "don't worry the other arm will get tanned on the way home" ..... "oh no it won't" she then said "we're going back at night !"

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