One for the chaps

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steve harrison

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461 posts

274 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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Chap at work sent this to me this morning:

The other day I was in Halfords. A lady comes in and asked for a seven ten cap. We all looked at each other and said, "What's a seven ten cap?"

She said "You know, it's right on the engine. Mine got lost somehow and I need a new one".

"What does it do?"

She said she didn't know, but its always been there.
The assistant gave her a note pad and asked her if she could draw a picture. So she draws a circle about three inches in diameter and in the centre she writes 710.

mondeoman

11,430 posts

273 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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Love it!!

Roadrunner

2,690 posts

274 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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Dopey bint. Reminds me of schooldays typing things on a calculator and turning them upsidedown. What were they all? Seem to remember shelloil, bolloks...

VTECDave

2,005 posts

288 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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Could have been worse.......

She could have went to a local garage where the mechanic would tell her that it was known as the seven-ten cap as it'll cost £710 to replace it due to the ECU reporting an I-Dee-Ten-Tee error (I-D-10-T)

campbell

2,500 posts

290 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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Hahaha that one was very funny, I saw it the other day

nmlowe

1,666 posts

274 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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I once got mistook for a member of staff in Halfords once. I was browsing the cleaning utensils and this old woman asked me whether she could try one of those 'dog/boot cage things' in her car to see if it fitted. I wasn't even wearing the same colour clothes as the staff???

mattjbatch

1,502 posts

278 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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Happened to me in a library. A fat American woman asked me if I had the key to the bathroom. I was really offended

manckster

16 posts

288 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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Happened to me in Homebase. I stopped wearing that suit shortly afterwards!

loudpedal

3,934 posts

276 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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I was in Halfords the other day looking for a battery charger. Happened to be in a shirt and tie, no jacket. Big mistake. Several f**kwits asked me where various bits were. I had to tell one of the morons 3 times that I didnt work there.

domster

8,431 posts

277 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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Happened to me in Harrods. I suppose that's a compliment ;-)

Domster

CarZee

13,382 posts

274 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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Happened to me in Harrods.
so where are the battery chargers in Harrods, Dom?

steve harrison

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461 posts

274 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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I was asked where the onions were in Sainsbury's the other week by some woman. I was wearing a yellow shirt and brown trousers as I recall. She said, "I'm so sorry, I just saw the glasses and thought... never mind" and wandered off.

Which f**king planet was she on?

I'll make sure I've got my contact lenses in next time I go there.

M@H

11,298 posts

279 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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I was at the motorshow a few years a go.. went in a suit as you can get onto the good stands without queueing so much (they think your serious ) and someone asked me on the AC stand if they could get in the Cobra (Superblower) for a photo..

Sure I said.. "no problem, just reach in and unlock the door from the inside.. help yourself"

and wandered off shortly afterwards

Animal

5,337 posts

275 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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You are a very bad boy, Matthew. I hope you took the opportunity to see what happened next?

CupraBri

479 posts

273 months

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I was cleaning our Leon Cupra and Alhambra outside my house the other week a woman pulls up in a 4x4 and asks me -

"Is this where the new Hand Car Wash is?"

I replied "Do I look like a Kosovan then?"

She wound up her window and drove off a bit sheepish.

mondeoman

11,430 posts

273 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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I was cleaning our Leon Cupra and Alhambra outside my house the other week a woman pulls up in a 4x4 and asks me -

"Is this where the new Hand Car Wash is?"

I replied "Do I look like a Kosovan then?"

She wound up her window and drove off a bit sheepish.



GregE240

10,857 posts

274 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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A few of the more recent rants at the General Public have included:

At a bunch of Christians who turned up for the filming of "Songs of Praise" at the marina, trudging up from their coach: "My God's better than yours - I prayed for it to rain and look - all you poor buggers are soaked"

To a cheeky woman who asked if she could look round our house just after we moved in, as the show house was shut: "There's no point - looking at you you're obviously a time waster"

To a boater who's dog had crapped all over our back lawn earlier, proffering said excrement in a tissue: "This came out of the back of your dog. Please dispose of it thoughtfully."

When asked why I was not renewing my policy with Admiral: "Because I'm fed up of talking to Welsh people, and having to repeat myself several times"

I love the public, rudeness without retribution

CarZee

13,382 posts

274 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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When asked why I was not renewing my policy with Admiral: "Because I'm fed up of talking to Welsh people, and having to repeat myself several times"
ROFLMAO

I'm not renewing with them this year & I'm gonna tell them it's because their TV advert makes it look like only morons goto Admiral

Tabs

996 posts

279 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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I drive a taxi, and when drunken yobs try to hail me by shouting 'TAXI', I shout back 'PEDESTRIANS' and carry on driving!

nonegreen

7,803 posts

277 months

Wednesday 1st May 2002
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To a boater who's dog had crapped all over our back lawn earlier, proffering said excrement in a tissue: "This came out of the back of your dog. Please dispose of it thoughtfully."

I love the public, rudeness without retribution



Friend of mine lived in a terrace that opened onto the street. A woman had been letting her dog crap on his step every morning for about a week. He waited for her one day and opened the door greeting her with " You are going to take that away with you arn't you?" "Certainly not she replied" So he followed her home in his dressing gown and crapped on her doorstep