Stupidity Deconstructed
I used to fix EPOS (electronic point of sale) systems, so sometimes I would fix the tills in stores. I would be there with a big sign that said: “Till closed” and people would still move the sign and start to unload their items. I would just look at them, surrounded by the till and its components.
Me: “This till is closed.”
Customer: “I’m in a hurry.”
Me: “Oh, sorry, I didn’t realise you were in a hurry. Here, let me take these seventy-three separate components that I have removed from the checkout machinery and shove them back in. It’s not like they were important or anything.”
Customer: “I feel like you’re being rude.”
Me: “I feel like you’re being stupid.”
Customer: “I am going to complain about you! What’s your name?”
Me: “My name doesn’t matter because I don’t work for the store, I work for the company that fixes the tills, and I can say whatever I want to you. Now go away.”
Customer: “Hmph!” *Goes away.*
