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guthmund · 12-13-2005, 08:35 PM

I did a cursory search and nothing came up so...

SirLance 710 joke made me think of this one.

A blonde woman was wandering the aisles of a local home improvement megastore. Confused by the sheer number of choices to be made, she sought out help from a member of the staff.

"I need some help." she said to the eager employee.

"Glad to help, ma'am. Which direction can I point you?" he said.

"We need some lumber. Specifically some 4x2s" the woman said.

"Don't you mean 2x4s?" he said.

"I'll have to ask my husband. Let me go check." she said. She left the store
to confer with her hubby. A few minutes later she returned. "Yes," she said. "We'd like some 2x4s"

"Alrighty," he said, "Well, that covers a pretty big part of the store. Are you looking for something specific?"

"Yes," she said consulting her notes. "We're looking for pressurized wood."

"Pressurized wood?" he asked. "Well, we have pressure treated wood. Maybe that's what you're looking for?" The lady consulted her piece of paper and shook her head.

"I'll have to ask my husband. I'll be right back." she said. Again she left the store to confer with her hubby. A few minutes later she returned. "Yes," she said confidently, "We need pressure-treated wood."

"Well, that narrows it down a bit." he said, "How long did you want 'em?" Again she consulted her little slip of paper.

"I don't know. I'll have to go ask my husband." And again she left the store to confer with her hubby. A few minutes later she was back.

"Did you find out how long you'd need them?" the employee asked.

"Well," she said drawing closer to the fellow. "We'll need them a long time. We're building a house...."

SirLance · 12-13-2005, 09:07 PM

Oh, good one! When I got out of the service, I worked in a retail electronics store while going to school. A customer came in wanting a tv cable. I asked him how long he liked it. He said he'd like to keep it forever. I laughed my ass off!

guthmund · 12-14-2005, 07:25 AM

I worked in retail for about 3 months over the holidays one year. It was both the most excruciating and most entertaining job experience I've ever had.

12-13-2005, 08:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	Building a house... I did a cursory search and nothing came up so... SirLance 710 joke made me think of this one. A blonde woman was wandering the aisles of a local home improvement megastore. Confused by the sheer number of choices to be made, she sought out help from a member of the staff. "I need some help." she said to the eager employee. "Glad to help, ma'am. Which direction can I point you?" he said. "We need some lumber. Specifically some 4x2s" the woman said. "Don't you mean 2x4s?" he said. "I'll have to ask my husband. Let me go check." she said. She left the store to confer with her hubby. A few minutes later she returned. "Yes," she said. "We'd like some 2x4s" "Alrighty," he said, "Well, that covers a pretty big part of the store. Are you looking for something specific?" "Yes," she said consulting her notes. "We're looking for pressurized wood." "Pressurized wood?" he asked. "Well, we have pressure treated wood. Maybe that's what you're looking for?" The lady consulted her piece of paper and shook her head. "I'll have to ask my husband. I'll be right back." she said. Again she left the store to confer with her hubby. A few minutes later she returned. "Yes," she said confidently, "We need pressure-treated wood." "Well, that narrows it down a bit." he said, "How long did you want 'em?" Again she consulted her little slip of paper. "I don't know. I'll have to go ask my husband." And again she left the store to confer with her hubby. A few minutes later she was back. "Did you find out how long you'd need them?" the employee asked. "Well," she said drawing closer to the fellow. "We'll need them a long time. We're building a house...." __________________ No signature. None. Seriously.

12-13-2005, 09:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
SirLance Junkie Location: In the middle of the desert.	Oh, good one! When I got out of the service, I worked in a retail electronics store while going to school. A customer came in wanting a tv cable. I asked him how long he liked it. He said he'd like to keep it forever. I laughed my ass off! __________________ DEMOCRACY is where your vote counts, FEUDALISM is where your count votes.

12-14-2005, 07:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	I worked in retail for about 3 months over the holidays one year. It was both the most excruciating and most entertaining job experience I've ever had. __________________ No signature. None. Seriously.