Funny: How Do These People Survive?

[Nikki+2]

OMG those are so funny! Last weekend my daughter was buying incense (yes- she was born in the wrong decade). She was buying a box but also picked up a single that was listed as 5 for a $1.00 to try a new fragrance. When she got to the cash register the girl said, you only want this one? They're 5 for a dollar. My daughter said yes, just the one please. The girl looked panicked and then ran across the store to get a calculator. Neither of us realized she couldn't figure out the price at first or we would have helped her. Math is not my subject so I really try to be understanding about things like that but oh my goodness- it was so funny!

[Yorkieforme]

ROFL...these made me laugh out loud and so hard I am crying....thanks for sharing!!

[SweetPea53]

OMGosh, those are so funny , but also scary thinking that this is our future generation

[MeganS]

Originally Posted by Nikki+2

OMG those are so funny! Last weekend my daughter was buying incense (yes- she was born in the wrong decade). She was buying a box but also picked up a single that was listed as 5 for a $1.00 to try a new fragrance. When she got to the cash register the girl said, you only want this one? They're 5 for a dollar. My daughter said yes, just the one please. The girl looked panicked and then ran across the store to get a calculator. Neither of us realized she couldn't figure out the price at first or we would have helped her. Math is not my subject so I really try to be understanding about things like that but oh my goodness- it was so funny!

OK...I just sat here for a good 30 seconds trying to figure that one out. I *did* get it, but it was hard! haha.

Seriously...I stink at math. Like...I just can't do it. At all. I work VERY hard in math class...and I get Cs. So. yeaahh. So I am *very* sympathetic towards people who have problems making change. Cause I can't do it either, and it's nice when people are sympathetic to me. =P

Vicky, I'm sorry I'm hijacking your thread ('specially cause you've already heard this story), but this happened to me a couple weeks ago at work:

I was at work. I work the back window at the drive through - I collect the money and give out change. Well, my register was broken, so I was left with a tiny calculator and my amazing ( ) math skills to make correct change.

This poor guy. His order cost $4.56, he gave me $5.06. I plugged it into the calculator: 0.5. SO I gave him a nickle. He was like "This isn't correct change." and I was like "The calculator says 5 cents!" we went back and forth for like 3 minutes, when I finally held the calculator up so he could see it and typed it in and I was (not very patiently) going "5.06 minus 4.56 equals..0.5. See?" and the guy goes "...that means .50 cents."

I seriously wanted to die. Oh my gosh I was so embarrassed. I just wanted to crawl under the table and never come out.

and now, I'm looking back at it, and I'm like, well DUH of course it's 50 cents you idiot!! But I just can't function when I'm put on the spot like that...my brain shuts down! haha. and I'm not a stupid person!

[meladori]

LOL! Thanks for making me laugh!

[Nikki+2]

Originally Posted by MeganS

OK...I just sat here for a good 30 seconds trying to figure that one out. I *did* get it, but it was hard! haha.

Seriously...I stink at math. Like...I just can't do it. At all. I work VERY hard in math class...and I get Cs. So. yeaahh. So I am *very* sympathetic towards people who have problems making change. Cause I can't do it either, and it's nice when people are sympathetic to me. =P

Vicky, I'm sorry I'm hijacking your thread ('specially cause you've already heard this story), but this happened to me a couple weeks ago at work:

I was at work. I work the back window at the drive through - I collect the money and give out change. Well, my register was broken, so I was left with a tiny calculator and my amazing ( ) math skills to make correct change.

This poor guy. His order cost $4.56, he gave me $5.06. I plugged it into the calculator: 0.5. SO I gave him a nickle. He was like "This isn't correct change." and I was like "The calculator says 5 cents!" we went back and forth for like 3 minutes, when I finally held the calculator up so he could see it and typed it in and I was (not very patiently) going "5.06 minus 4.56 equals..0.5. See?" and the guy goes "...that means .50 cents."

I seriously wanted to die. Oh my gosh I was so embarrassed. I just wanted to crawl under the table and never come out.

and now, I'm looking back at it, and I'm like, well DUH of course it's 50 cents you idiot!! But I just can't function when I'm put on the spot like that...my brain shuts down! haha. and I'm not a stupid person!

Awww Megan, I think I had a math tutor every year in high school so I understand. I am so grateful that my husband is really good at it because it would have been very embarrassing to have had to admit to my daughter that once she reached 6th grade she could not count on me for any help with math homework.

[Gypsy & Me]

Originally Posted by MeganS

Vicky, I'm sorry I'm hijacking your thread ('specially cause you've already heard this story), but this happened to me a couple weeks ago at work:

Hahaha, that's okay Megan, you can hijack away. I like when people share their stories too.

[Yorkiekids]

Those were really funny. Thanks for the laughs. People are so weird.

[dogears]

Yes sometimes that whole change thing can be but this thread has made me so hard

[mizzwanned]

That's hilarious. They must be really stupid. I had a 'dumb' blonde moment today, which this thread made me think about but i won't talk about

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by Nikki+2

OMG those are so funny! Last weekend my daughter was buying incense (yes- she was born in the wrong decade). She was buying a box but also picked up a single that was listed as 5 for a $1.00 to try a new fragrance. When she got to the cash register the girl said, you only want this one? They're 5 for a dollar. My daughter said yes, just the one please. The girl looked panicked and then ran across the store to get a calculator. Neither of us realized she couldn't figure out the price at first or we would have helped her. Math is not my subject so I really try to be understanding about things like that but oh my goodness- it was so funny!

lol some ppl just arent that great at math, i needed a couple seconds to figure it out

[Nikki+2]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

That's hilarious. They must be really stupid. I had a 'dumb' blonde moment today, which this thread made me think about but i won't talk about

Well now you HAVE to tell us!

[Gypsy & Me]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

That's hilarious. They must be really stupid. I had a 'dumb' blonde moment today, which this thread made me think about but i won't talk about

BOOOOO!

Originally Posted by Nikki+2

Well now you HAVE to tell us!

Yes she does!

Come on Sarah!

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by Nikki+2

Well now you HAVE to tell us!

lol well fine. Today i was downtown on 14th street, i just got off the train and i had to get to 16th street. Well the blocks are kinda long and it was raining and dark so i couldn't really read the next street sign. I don't really go there that much so i decided to ask someone. There was this couple next to me at the light about to cross so i asked 'is this way uptown or downtown?'. The girl said 'this way is north' i just looked at her with a blank stare trying to figure it out. She realized and said 'north is UP so this is going UPTOWN' LOL i just bowed my head in shame, said thanks and walked away quickly. They were prob. thinking man this girl is dumb. I could hear them laughing while walking away.
ok now everyone here can think im really stupid lol but i promise im not! i just have my moments. but yea that was what happened today

[romeos mommy]

lol...there is no shortage of stupid people.