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[SeaMaiden]

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@sweetee2 wrote:

I was grocery shopping with my husband and a women came up to us and ask me if I was interested in a weight lose program.

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@sweetee2 😮

[CrazyKittyLvr2]

I worked at a restaurant in the 80's. One day we had duck soup as our soup. After I had gone over the specials and the soup of the day one guy asked "is it real duck?"

I wanted to say no, it's a decoy, but I politely said "yes, it is real duck."

[SeaMaiden]

Another incident with a customer...

BEFORE I had both knees replaced, ( seven years ago) I was very bowlegged due to the arthritis....and I used a crutch many days as the pain was so terrible.

a man I was helping find what he came in for, asked me:

"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR LEGS" 

I was obviously in pain and had bow legs.....I was very sensitive about my legs and just left him to go into the back room and cry.

who would ask someone such a thing? So hurtful and cruel. 

I now have two beautiful straight legs that work perfectly thanks to implants.  But I still remember the cruel looks I got and questions about my bowed out knees🙁

[Citrine1]

I was covering the front desk while the receptionist was at lunch at an art institute.  A customer came in, told me she had gotten a parking ticket and asked if she could pay it through me.  Huh????

[JudyL]

Years ago I worked in a law department of a large corporation in San Francisco.  I needed to call someone at an office in Los Angeles.  I introduced myself and said I was calling from such and such corporation in San Francisco, California (I don't ever like to assume someone knows where I'm calling from when I'm calling out of town/state).  As I left a message with the person's assistant, she asked me "what time zone are you in?"  At first I thought she didn't hear that I was calling from San Francisco so I said again, "I'm calling from San Francisco."  "Yes, I know, what time zone are you in?"  I said, "The same one you are."  To this day, I'm still not sure she understood.  All I could think of was this girl needed to start wearing a hat when she went to the beach cuz the sun was baking her brain.

[noodleann]

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@CatsyCline wrote:

i was just this week asked the wierdest question at my doctor's office. a new nurse took my height weight and led me to the exam room.  she was not a young nurse, she looked like she was in her late 40s.

i use a cane and have a hard time with mobility.  She was walking ahead and i could not keep up. so she looks back  at me hobbling along and says.....

" Were you BORN that way? "

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I really hope you report that to the practice. I had a similar experience while undergoing a pelvic--a completely unprompted, gratuitious, and unprofessional comment from the "nurse." I'm leaving that practice, in part because of the chronically poor behavior of the support staff. The nurse who asked you that cruel question needs additional training or a different profession.

[Porcelain]

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@JudyL wrote:

Years ago I worked in a law department of a large corporation in San Francisco.  I needed to call someone at an office in Los Angeles.  I introduced myself and said I was calling from such and such corporation in San Francisco, California (I don't ever like to assume someone knows where I'm calling from when I'm calling out of town/state).  As I left a message with the person's assistant, she asked me "what time zone are you in?"  At first I thought she didn't hear that I was calling from San Francisco so I said again, "I'm calling from San Francisco."  "Yes, I know, what time zone are you in?"  I said, "The same one you are."  To this day, I'm still not sure she understood.  All I could think of was this girl needed to start wearing a hat when she went to the beach cuz the sun was baking her brain.

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Omgosh I was going to post almost the same question.

I was trying to corral people for a big meeting and had one of the key players on the phone. She was amazing at her job but known to be a bit of a ditz in some areas.

During our negotiation, she asked, "What Time Zone am I in?" That's literally what she said. I managed not to laugh or say, "Um..Twilight?"

Then it occurred to me that she might be travelling as she frequently did. So I asked, "Well, where are you?" Expecting her to say Sydney or at least Chicago. "Home," she replied. So I just told her her Time Zone and we moved along.

[Mindy D]

I was asked whether cottage cheese, if applied to a bald man’s head, could cure baldness.

[Porcelain]

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@Mindy D wrote:

I was asked whether cottage cheese, if applied to a bald man’s head, could cure baldness.

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Yes, but it's not a very convincing toupee.

[CatsyCline]

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@noodleann wrote:

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@CatsyCline wrote:

i was just this week asked the wierdest question at my doctor's office. a new nurse took my height weight and led me to the exam room.  she was not a young nurse, she looked like she was in her late 40s.

i use a cane and have a hard time with mobility.  She was walking ahead and i could not keep up. so she looks back  at me hobbling along and says.....

" Were you BORN that way? "

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I really hope you report that to the practice. I had a similar experience while undergoing a pelvic--a completely unprompted, gratuitious, and unprofessional comment from the "nurse." I'm leaving that practice, in part because of the chronically poor behavior of the support staff. The nurse who asked you that cruel question needs additional training or a different profession.

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@noodleann  i'm sorry to hear that especially during a pelvic exam which is uncomfortable to begin with.     i considered reporting this but  think this nurse is new to the healthcare field. she fumbled with the scale and had a hard time taking my BP.  she may be an intern.    i've been seeing my doctor for 12 years and realize they don't read every detail on a patient's chart but i would think it was documented that i was in the office for a pre-op clearance. and i've already had two spine surgeries. still i was taken aback my her question. i should have said yes like Lady Gaga.