Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NFC: Humor

[Mike Fleischer (themightytoe]

Hey you want real fear...

I used to work at Texas Instruments...  I remember hearing about that 
lunch after it happened (sorry not an eyewitness)...

I'd say more but I need to head to the Home Depot...

LarryT wrote:
> Hey Mike -
>    Those are great Mike - unfortunately, it shows the state of our 
> "free" education system.
> As they say, there's no free lunch.  This shows the results of how 
> the  3 R's were outdated
> and needed to be changed.  Now we crank out HS grads who did not come 
> close to
> mastering any of the R's.   I witnessed the decline in reading 1st 
> hand when I was about 12
> or 13.  I had just transferred from SC to Va. into the 6th grade.  I 
> had been taught to
> read using the Phonics method and the kids in Va appeared to try to 
> read using the
> memorization method.  If they'd never seen and memorized the word 
> before they were
> lost when it showed up.  It was positively heartbreaking to hear those 
> kids *trying* to read
> outloud before the class.  They were obviously embarrassed by their 
> difficulty.  Now we have
> at least 1 and maybe 2 generations who dislike reading because they 
> never mastered it.  I hope other
> states didn't try this experiment.
>
>    Personally, I cant imagine reading at a 6th grade level the rest of 
> my life but I continued thru the 12th
> grades with many of those same kids and their reading never improved 
> beyond that level.  It has
> probably been a disability their whole lives. Sad when people meddle 
> with what works and
> children are forever scarred with a difficulty reading.
>
>    Loved those stories though - sad and funny at the same time.
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry T  (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T)
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>
> .
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Fleischer" 
> <themightytoe [at] gmail.com>
> To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 6:13 PM
> Subject: [Ferrari] NFC: Humor
>
>
> >                           Be Careful Out There:
> >
> >                              IDIOT SIGHTING:
> >
> >    We had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears repairman told us
> >     that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough
> >   motor on the opener. I thought for a minute, and said that we had the
> >    largest one Sears made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower. He shook his
> >   head and said, 'Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower.' I responded that 1/2
> >     was larger than 1/4. He said, 'NO, it's not.' Four is larger than
> >                                 two..'
> >                    We haven't used Sears repair since.
> >
> >                              IDIOT SIGHTING:
> >
> >    My daughter and I went through the McDonald 's take-out window and I
> >   gave the clerk a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her a
> >   quarter. She said, 'you gave me too much money.' I said, 'Yes I know,
> >   but this way you can just give me a dollar bill back.'  She sighed and
> >    went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request. I did so,
> >     and he handed me back the quarter, a nd said 'We're sorry but they
> >   could not do that kind of thing.' The clerk then proceeded to give me
> >                     back $1 and 75 cents in change..
> >
> >                    Do not confuse the clerks at McD's.
> >
> >                              IDIOT SIGHTING :
> >    I live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the
> >     local township administrative office to request the removal of the
> >    DEER CROSSING sign on our road. The reason: 'Too many deer are being
> >    hit by cars out here!   I don't think this is a good place for them
> >                          to be crossing anymore.'
> >                           >From Kingman , KS .
> >
> >
> >                      IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE :
> >    My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked
> >    the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.' He said he was
> >                 sorry, but they only had iceburg lettuce
> >                             From Kansas City
> >
> >                              IDIOT SIGHTING:
> >   I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee
> >        asked, 'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your
> >    knowledge?' To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how
> >              would I know?' He smiled knowingly and nodded,
> >                            'That's why we ask.'
> >                       Happened in Birmingham , Ala.
> >
> >                              IDIOT SIGHTING :
> >   The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street.
> >   I was crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of mine. She
> >    asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals
> >   blind people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded, 'What on
> >                  earth are blind people doing driving?!'
> >              She was a probation officer in Wichita , KS
> >
> >                              IDIOT SIGHTING :
> >    At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker. She was leaving
> >     the company due to 'downsizing.' Our manager commented cheerfully,
> >     'This is fun. We should do this more often.' Not another word was
> >             spoken. We all just looked at each other with that
> >                       deer-in-the-headlights stare.
> >                  This was a lunch at Texas Instruments
> >
> >                              IDIOT SIGHTING :
> >   I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself
> >   and for the sake of her life, couldn't understand why her system would
> >                                not turn on.
> >        A deputy with the Dallas County Sheriffs office, no less.
> >
> >                               IDIOT SIGHTING
> >
> >    When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up
> >   our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it.  We went to the
> >    service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock
> >       the driver side door.  As I watched from the passenger side, I
> >       instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was
> >     unlocked.  'Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!' His
> >                 reply, 'I know.  I already got that side.'
> >   This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, MS
> >                        STAY ALERT!
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