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Author Topic: Some people are too gullible. Mike Pennell Expert Film Handler Posts: 150 From: Tucson, AZ, USA Registered: Apr 2003 posted 09-15-2003 03:59 AM                     i like tail  |  IP: Logged Barry Floyd Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1079 From: Lebanon, Tennessee, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 09-15-2003 12:45 PM                        At my new drive-in, we have a full fast-food resturaunt kitchen with friers, grills, steam tables, etc. This is NO JOKE. I was walking back to the projection booth one night last week, and saw one of my 17 year old cooks cleaning the grill. He stopped me and asked me how it looked. I said, "Josh, that's a good start, but your gonna have to put a little more elbow grease on it to make it shine." About 20 minutes later, I was walking back up to the front-line when I noticed Josh wasn't in the kitchen. I went up front and asked the girls if they'd seen him? One of them said, "He's in the store room looking for something." I walk into the store room to find him sqatting down in-front of the stock shelves reading labels. He looks up and me and says, "Where do we keep the elbow grease?"  |  IP: Logged Ron Keillor Expert Film Handler Posts: 166 From: Vancouver, B.C. Canada Registered: Jul 2003 posted 09-15-2003 12:59 PM                     from ananova.com Hunt for trickster with George Bush bank notes United States police are searching for a man who paid for his groceries with a forged 200 dollar bank note bearing the image of President George W Bush. A cashier accepted the bill, which also showed a picture of the White House, with signs on the lawn including "we like ice cream" and "USA deserves a tax cut". Police were startled the note was accepted because it was so blatantly fake Mr Bush does not appear on any US bills and the US Mint does not even print such a denomination. The imitation was marked as "moral legal tender" and also bore a counterfeit signature of former President Ronald Reagan who was described as "Political Mentor". The man used the forgery to pay for groceries worth 150 dollars at the Food Lion store in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. The note was discovered on September 6.  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 09-15-2003 01:04 PM                     Their was an Asst. Manager at the Plaza Theatre that would have new ushers help count the 10 watt bulbs under the marquee. The marquee was round, so the bulbs continued into the lobby area. So the usher would go outside a count the bulbs, while the asst. manager would count the bulbs inside. The joke was it was the same amount of bulbs inside and outside.  |  IP: Logged Don E. Nelson Expert Film Handler Posts: 138 From: Brentwood, CA, USA Registered: Nov 2001 posted 09-15-2003 02:51 PM                     True story,............... I call this "Almost Stuck in Lodi Again: or Stupid is as Stupid does. When my friend Paul Mara arrived at the Ford dealership in Lodi, during his lunch time, about 2 months ago, to pick up his new 2003 Ford Thunderbird, he was told that the keys had been accidentally locked in his NEW car and they did not have an extra set, but they would order him a spare set and send then to him. The service manager then directed him to the car wash area by the side of the service department where he found two mechanics working feverishly to unlock the driver's side door. They were busy slipping a wide flat knife like object with a hook, down the side of the rolled up window and fishing around for the mechanism to unlock the door. As Paul watched them work from the passenger's side, he instinctively tried the door handle and discovered it was open. "Hey," he announced to the mechanics, "This doors open." "I know," answered one of the guys, .- "I already opened that side. were now working on this door. Paul then said to the young man, did you notice that the convertible top was down? Yea, he said,..............but you need a key to put the top up, and the keys are locked in the car. Oh that's right, Paul said. Paul then said, do you guys work here, and the other guy said, no,... were from the Locksmith place down the street, but today is our day off and so we do freelance lock smith jobs on the side. Does it pay well, Paul asked, (not believing the conversation he was having), well sometimes, one of the guys said, it depends if we get paid by the hour or by the job. How are you guys getting paid today, oh were getting paid by the job and then we split the money in half between the three of us. Paul looked around and said, but I only see two of you,......... oh, replied the taller of the two, the service manager takes half of what we make because he got this job for us. Paul then said, how long have you been working on this job, The older guy said, since seven this morning. then Paul said, what's the video camera on the tripod for, .....oh that's to be sure no one steals anything out of your car when we go on break. Paul then said, but its a brand new car, and theres nothing in it to to steal, and besides the keys are locked inside remember.. The older, obviously smarter guy looked at the younger guy and said, that was your stupid idea, would you go and turn the camera off, we don't want to waste any more video tape. Just then, plink, the door opened up and the guy reached into the steering column and pulled out the keys. Here you go, next time be careful and always put the top up and lock your car when you leave it. Paul thanked then and said goodbye,....and asked them one more question, oh by the way, how much is Ford paying you for this job. Oh, we each get 15 dollars and the service guy gets 30. Do you think that's fair, Paul asked,....... yea! its hecka fair the young guy said, besides we ran ran along side the City Bus getting here instead of paying to ride and so we saved $1.40 bus faire each. How many miles is it home, Paul asked, ....7 miles they both replied. Paul got into his new car and as he was driving away, he said, do you guys realize that if you had run along side a Taxi, you could have saved $14.00 plus the tip, ..... the older guy took off his baseball cap and hit the younger fellow, see how smart that guy is, how come you is so stupid. The younger guy said, ...Yea but it was your idea to run all the way here so we could work more hours. True story, it could have happened even in Alabama I suppose or even Modesto maybe. Some of the names and descriptions have been altered or changed to protect the stupid. --  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 09-15-2003 07:47 PM                     Don, did I read this right? quote: did you notice that the convertible top was down? Yea, he said,..............but you need a key to put the top up, and the keys are locked in the car. If I did, I would presume all involved have an IQ of a retarded ape.  |  IP: Logged William Hooper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1879 From: Mobile, AL USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-16-2003 06:44 AM                        quote: True story, it could have happened even in Alabama I suppose or even Modesto maybe. Maybe in Huntsville, Alabama. Those rocket scientists are kinda dim.  |  IP: Logged

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