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I used to work with this young woman who complained all the time that the fiftyish man in the next department was a "pettyfiler" because he was an older man who was always checking her out. He never made any remarks, she'd just catch him looking.
Finally someone pointed out to her that since she always wore mini-skirts up to her azz, he was just being a normal man and couldn't be considered a pedophile anyway because she was a grown woman in her 20's. But forever after, "pettyfiler" has been stuck in my head.
This is one of the funniest posts I've ever read on here.
I worked with a guy who was fairly intelligent but when his Dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, he would say his Dad has Oldtimer's disease. He truly thought that was the correct name.
Last edited by Copanut; 04-15-2010 at 09:55 AM..
Reason: forgot something
My employer will write out letters for our customers, and they are terrible. Not only are they full of the usual typos ("your" instead of "you're", etc), they are filled with spelling and punctuation errors. The sentence structure themselves is usually off as well ("We hope you will continue to stay with us and we value our Guests comfort throughout this transition period and Thank You for your dedication!!!").
Since I'm the work Grammar Gestapo I always correct these letters, but by this time they've already been given out to all of our customers.
When I first moved to Maryland from NY in 1995, there was a sign in the supermarket that said - DELLY - and it was a manufactured sign not a hand lettered one.
I worked with a guy who was fairly intelligent but when his Dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, he would say his Dad has Oldtimer's disease. He truly thought that was the correct name.
YES, a friend of mine, who was also a coworker, also would say "Oldtimer's Disease". One time she was speaking loudly in the office about someone having Oldtimer's, and I knew that another woman who worked there had a mother who was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's, so I pulled her aside and suggested she might want to keep it down and not make jokes about a disease that was affecting the life of someone in our office.
She honestly had no idea what I was talking about. She really thought it was called Oldtimer's.
This same woman also once thought that sports teams played on an artificial material named "Afro-turf".
OK, yesterday I saw something that made me want to throw my pretzels at the TV.
I watch Jeopardy. Last night was celebrity Jeopardy, and the final clue was the title of a Beatles song that comes from the Yoruba for "Life Goes On." (Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da).
None of the contestants got it right. One said "Hey, Jude", one said "Let it Be", but the worst was Rebecca Lobo, who wrote down "Se La Vi".
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