We all fail to communicate things to each other on a daily basis. And you may think it comes down to cultural or personality differences, but it doesn't. Family members, couples, school friends, and colleagues fail to communicate their intentions as if they met yesterday.
So when you tell your sibling it’s OK to eat half of your grapes, don’t be surprised to find their other halves chilling in the fridge. Sometimes it’s intentional and results in "malicious compliance," other times it’s purely accidental.
Bored Panda has put up a compilation of the most absurd and hilarious incidents of people taking stuff too literally. Maybe those who gave these instructions will watch their words next time—better clear than sorry!
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This Is Why My Kid Is Going Places
Are you actually real Foxxy? I see you all over BP; where did all the fan/spam accts. come from?
Load More Replies...I hate the, “show your thinking” questions. Always hated them as a kid too. Sometimes you just know.
Well, Bobby showed himself thinking. He is capable of more thought than many. Great job!
Asked My Daughter To Lean Against The Pole For A Picture
I did same kind of thing and my mom said to my dad "he's not ours right"
Best One Today
Rissie-- Were you being facetious? If not, where are you from? I'm in the US and English is my first language. I woked as a proofreader and editor for 14 years and I've never heard the phrase "motivate your answer." When I read it, my assumption was that a person whose first language was not English had written that test question. I'm with Lauren!
It’s no secret that some people communicate their thoughts and motives way better than others. But much of the miscommunication happens due to inability to express what we really want to say. So how do we make others understand us better? Well, there are some things we could work on.
First of all, think first and only then speak. According to Psych Central, before starting a conversation, you should ask yourself what its purpose is and make it clear to yourself. Only when you know what you want to say will the other person be able to get you.
I Asked My Wife To Send Me Some Underwear Pictures, This Is What I Got In Return
And smart. Don't put those photos out there bc no telling who would get to them. How my niece found out her husband was a cheating douche bag.
Load More Replies...Not to mention the flirty over-the-shoulder pose!
Load More Replies...Would loved to have been a fly on the wall watching wife convince the dog to put on underwear haha "Now this leg goes here and this leg goes........... oh stay still!"
A Friend’s Daughter-In-Law Was Told To “Cover Up” While Feeding Her Baby, So She Did
Why was she asked to cover up? Stupid people. If you can't handle breast feeding, than just don't look
Don't look at something that you dont like, instead of complaining and trying to get it banned? Revolutionary concept. Think it could work on the internet as well?
Load More Replies...I see the cover up or not cover up question concerning public breastfeeding as a matter of choice. My personal level of modesty would prompt me to cover up, but that would be my choice. Other people can also choose—-to look away. Breastfeeding isn’t sexual or gratuitous (fetishism aside), it’s maternal. But above all, it’s a choice.
While I agree that breastfeeding IS a choice, it's also how mammals have fed their young since the dawn of time. The fact that this issue even comes up in this day and age is foolish.
Load More Replies...Ask stupid questions expect to get a stupid response. If you have an issue with breastfeeding in public then look away.
People have no problem with bathing suits that consist of 2 bandaids and a hockey puck but scream over breastfeeding.
Ah, but that's different! A woman in a skimpy bathing suit is pleasing men, as she's supposed to do! /sarc
Load More Replies...I've waited tables, and I've seen people that cover and those who do not.. I'm a woman so I couldn't care less cover or don't.... this won't be popular to say, and I'm sure my comment will be hidden... However, I've noticed the people that don't cover were more rude or demanding.. basically everything was about them.. so I was thinking... maybe the people that don't cover up, really just don't care if they make others uncomfortable... maybe they really want the attention. Those that did cover up were thinking of feeding their child and thinking of other people feelings, incase they made others uncomfortable. just my own experience....
Ugh seriously!! Rhetorical question: Would you prefer us to feed our babies bottle so that you can continue with your over-sexualized concept of a boob?
There's a lot of hate towards this mother, and comparison to people peeing, ejaculating, etc in public. Unlike of those things I just listed, this isn't unsanitary. Babies NeeD milk to survive. Also, breasts weren't created to be sexual (like people's underparts). They're mammary glands, and they're made to breastfeed. If you're in a situation where you're around somebody breastfeeding, you could politely ask them to cover up, but be aware that they are allowed to say no.
With all the s**t going on in the world, this offends someone? My lord people. The kids gotta eat. Lol
Good for her! I agree, don't look, although few things in life are more beautiful than a mother feeding her child. <3
I think it's sexist to hassle breast feeding women but that doesn't mean I have to find it beautiful either.
Load More Replies...Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn
Another practical tip is to say less and mean more. Too many phrases, descriptive words, jargon, and clichés tend to take you further away from the point you’re communicating. Psych Central suggests that you “use active verbs and keep sentences short” to get “others to listen to you and actually absorb what you’re saying.”
No good communication has ever happened without listening. If you want to develop better understanding of others, you must be an active listener who focuses on the information you’re being told. Empathetic listening is also key in building closer relationships, making friends, and forming long-lasting connections.
Name This Plant
This is sweet spire. I used to have it along my driveway. Has pretty red branches in the fall as well as the spring blooms. It ended up to be hateful. It spreads all over the place and was very difficult to get rid of it. If you don’t want it everywhere in your garden, get it out now.!
Oh Susan
Susan you look ver nice...hahaha.I would like to see the face of the insurance lady when she receive the photos
Crying , I’m laughing so hard. I’m sitting on the patio. Pretty sure my neighbor thinks I’ve lost it.
Told My 3 And 4-Year-Olds To Put The Toilet Paper Under The Sink. Must Be More Specific Next Time
3671 Wispymound Drive, Los Santos, San Andreas. Whoops!
Load More Replies...All you need now is a kick board/toe plate to conceal your 'stash'... until the next shortage.
My History Prof Wanted Us To Write A Paragraph From Any Historical Figure’s Point Of View And Urged Us To Be As “Realistic As Possible”
I want to know what the professor thought of this and the grade received. It’s creative!
That's actually quite impressive. I'm sure the kids went to Google Translate to get the characters, but still. Points for creativity.
I've always wondered how long it takes to write just one of those symbols...
Varies, depending on whether you know that specific character or not. I can write a sentence that I know as fast as an English on, but copying new characters down is considerably more lengthy
Load More Replies...Thank you chillchillpill and that is truly an amazing paragraph to choose.
Asked For "Nothing" As Dessert On A Disney Cruise. Got This Masterpiece
An oxymoron. (Finally found an occasion to use this word)
Load More Replies...One time my grandpa said he wanted a nap, so I wrote "nap" on a piece of paper and gave it to him.
My great great grandpa joined the Army for war, World War 1-i think. He was not given a middle name. He wrote "Nothing" in the space for Middle Name. He is officially on the rolls as First Name Nothing Last Name.
After A Huge Meal (Schweinshaxe) In Berlin I Asked For Just A Small Beer. This Is What The Waiter Brought Me
I like the fact that they already had the small beer mug—-talk about being prepared!
We went to a beerhouse in Poland with their own brewery and they had these tiny beer mugs almost the size of shot glasses so you could taste their beers before ordering a large one. IMG_1166-5...8787bf.jpg
For the record he brought out a normal sized beer after making a fool of me :)
It looks like a beer glass. What normally goes into that, coffee?
Load More Replies...Well, last time i was in Berlin and asked waitress for a "small schnitzel", she looked at me for a while, holding her laugh, then said "they don't exist".
This Person, Who Took His Girlfriend To All The World-Class Cities Of Ohio
The irony being that I know hardly anyone in Europe that would actually DRIVE that far and long to get anywhere. I was talking to a couple from Austin and they were planning on driving from London to Edinburgh. We were all horrified.
I'm loving the fact the people of ohio contracted the name 'Worcester' to 'Wooster'. Makes much more sense!
They also pronounce Versailles like "ver-sales". um...no.
Load More Replies...Honestly every bloomin' British town and city has it's equivalent in the US. I've learnt to always put 'UK' when trying to find out something about a local place.
Not "every" town. I don't think there's a Chipping Campden or Shipston-on-Stour. ;-)
Load More Replies...Hey I tried to do this with my girlfriend. She was not amused.
Wooster is probably just a simpler spelling of Worchester too!
Load More Replies...I'm more surprised anyone went anywhere in Ohio on purpose.
Load More Replies...I Asked My Wife To Pick Up Some Frozen Fruit At The Grocery Store
As a produce employee, I have no idea why our bananas are sponsored by Disney.
This Girl Waiting Here
I don't know what's worse.. her standing there at the red light.. or me thinking she put her car in park at the red light light, and got out to stand in front of the light waiting for it to turn green before getting back into her car and driving off🤦♀️
I have a sudden and inexplicable urge to jog past her in a clown costume honking my rubber horn.
As a german I thought: where is the joke in this picture?
Load More Replies...Anarchist Here. My Uncle And I Are Cut From Different Cloth
Got to watch those steps carefully. They can be shifty little bastards.
Idk if I'm slow but...what does this even mean? I don't get the joke or irony? Or whatever. Thx
By watch step, the sign means be aware of the step, don't trip over it. But it seems like the sign is telling us to literally watch the step, which the fella in the photo is doing in jest
Load More Replies...My Wife's Grandma Likes To Buy Us Snacks Whenever She Goes To The Store, So We Asked Her For Some Sour Cream And Onion Chips. We Were Amused By What She Came Back With
This has been lost in translation for me. I know they’re onion rings but you can still dip surely?
There are chips called 'sour cream and onion'.
Load More Replies...It's okay, I have a friend from Greece who purchased taco sauce at the grocery store here. It turned out to be sour cream with a photo of taco on the front.
LOL Reminds me back in the 80's my aunt and Uncle asked my mom what she wanted for a birthday gift... (back then there was a store called Hills and the mascot was a character called Sprite) my mom really wanted one of the dolls... My aunt and uncle brought her a can of sprite ROLFMAO
funyuns? Chips? Those are weird snack foods. Speaking of snacks... *reaches hand towards pickle jar*
Bet those onion rings taste extra yummy when dipped in that sour cream!
Don't Hesitate When Telling David Your Name
#1: no tip, it's Wendy's #2: would you seriously be mad at this?
Load More Replies...Went Through The Taco Bell Drive-Thru With A Friend. When Asked If We Wanted Sauce, I Said: "As Much As You're Allowed To Give Me". I May Have Made A Mistake
Score! Keep in a separate bowl by your front door and give these out to the kids who are too old for trick-or-treat.
MacDonalds in Switzerland charges for additional sachets of mayonnaise or ketchup. In fact all the American fast food will charge extra for additional sachets. Comparing prices and sizes with the Usa 🦅 hamburgers with the European version the latter version is more expensive and very tiny.
how did they have time like this? for a drive through too!
So? Eat ‘em all! Actually, i like to eat a bowl of ranch with a spoon!
My Wife, A Venezuelan Smart-Mouth
Who cares? I think most people including English speakers would understand that jajaja is the same as hahaha.
Nope. Jajaja means yesyesyes here in the Netherlands too. I would not have guessed it was supposed to be laughs.
Load More Replies...I'm Spanish, and I spent a year in Hong Kong. There, when people imitate laughter they say "kaka kaka kaka". That was extremely funny for me, because "caca" means "poo" in Spanish
"This is America. We're totally intolerant to any language other than "American", the English language we stole from the Brits and rebranded".
No, WE are not. At least not all of us. Then again, I live next to San Jose, CA, so being a Californian I know that the "J" is pronounced like an "H".
Load More Replies...In swedish it translates to "yesyesyes" as well. (But dont hate on mixed national couples)
I think it was a conversation between the person’s wife and someone other than him.
Load More Replies...Well no it's not. Actually the "a" is missing. Should be "jahjahjah"
Load More Replies...Not What I Meant, But Ok
Probably
Am I the only one excited that her name is actually Sand(i)man(n)? Big Neil Gaiman fan here :)
More concerned about the state of that thumb nail!
Load More Replies...That's what I notice. When this Covid thing is over, get with a nail technician.
Load More Replies...Picture On The Credit Card
Only if the cashier actually looks at it. If it's the customer putting the chip card into the reader, having a picture on the card will do nothing.
Load More Replies...I've never seen a credit card with any picture of the card owner before. Weird
I've seen several in my stint as a cashier. Not common at all, but definitely happens.
Load More Replies...Is it common to have "Good thru" written on USA credit cards? I've...never seen that before
Yes, it’s the expiration date and all cards have one. Usually a card expires in 2-3 years and a new one is issued.
Load More Replies...Dad was expecting the card to have a small picture of his photo on it like his previous card. His entire photo IS the card!
Load More Replies...I'm Done
This reminds me of when a teacher told a migrant child who spoke little English to, "do a hundred lines", as punishment for some petty offence. The girl delivered a sheet of art paper with 100 straight lines ruled on it.
Usually the teacher tells the pupil what they want written... depending on the offence .
Load More Replies...This is what my dad does. I'll ask him "say a color" or something and he'll just say "a color" so then I'll ask him "NAME a color" and he'll say "George!"
I told my bf to say something and he went " something, something, something " til the end of the century.
Load More Replies...This reminds me of a family story. When I was about 3, my grandma asked me to say grace before supper. I thought it was a strange request, but I did what I was told and said “Grace.”
Thats something which is endearing, but actually logical, cause how should a child know? The response is usual laughter, which intimidates some children, which is kinda sad. I am still scared for life for doing something similar in preschool and being laughed at on front of and from the whole class;)
Load More Replies...Spoons
I have seen a few products where the designer/agency etc has written the description. Do they not have common sense?
This is why regular agencies send a proof before actually producing 200 spoons.
Indeed. I ran a print shop and we had two other employees check that the job (per the clients directions) was done correctly. We would then send that proof to the client. The client would then have to sign off on it acknowledging it is correct BEFORE we mass produced anything.
Load More Replies...For a company the size of Kellogg's 200 was probably the sample.
Load More Replies...This is bs. Kellogg's ran a customise a spoon promotion and this is just one where someone typed in "Just the Kellogg's logo", why do people lie about this?
And surely it should Kellogg's logo and not Kellogg logo. At least they didn't use a fork!
That's why you need a quality control person/team... to avoid messing up big clients' orders. Since it was only a mock-up and a small order, it was probably not so serious. Those would be collectibles!
When You Ask For A Golden Retriever For Your Birthday And Your Boyfriend Gets You This
I don’t understand why people downvote when someone asks a simple question. It’s a grab arm, you pull the handle and the clamps close so you can grab items.
Load More Replies...From that expression on her face, I'm guessing that's going to be used for a DIY colonoscopy.
I'm afraid he would have to return it, after removing from the orifice of my choice, ;)
Yep some smart a*s is about to get something grabbed tonight and it wont be pleasant lmao
That looks screams "Something is getting grabbed with this thing hard and painfully later."
I Asked My Brother To Take A Picture Of Me In Spain And This Was The Actual Picture He Thought Was Fine (P.S. I’m Not Wearing A Hat)
"I have to go now, Clarice. I'm having an old friend for dinner."
Load More Replies...This reminds me of an event I went to where I got to hold the Lombardi trophy and I told my coworker to get lots of pictures of me. I did sill poses for like 5 minutes while wearing the special gloves and holding the trophy. When he sent me the pictures, they were all of the NFL cheerleaders and mascots. I don't know what he was thinking.
That's the Guy I picked up, he's carrying the jewellery he bought me... Good explanation.
are u the nicely dressed young lady in the background with sunglasses
Your boyfriend hadn't told you that he was actually tailing this foreign agent??
These Guys Always Have The Best Signs
Boss Said I Wasn’t Using Enough Wet Floor Signs While Mopping
You should put out a sign to warn people not to trip over the signs. Safety first ^-^
One sign wouldn't be nearly enough for that...he should put out a sign to warn them about every single sign.
Load More Replies...And then the same employee reported that unemployment doesn't pay enough either.
Looks like something I would have done. back when I had a sense of humor.
Is that the convenience store outside Woking station in Surrey? If it isn't; 'day got a doppelganger!
My Husband Asked Hardees To Put Extra Frosting On His Cinnamon Biscuit
TBH, there are days where they could skip the cinnamon biscuit and just give me a box of frosting, and I would think I’d died and gone to heaven!
I'e never heard someone call it a "cinnamon biscuit" lol
I Think My Barista Is Trolling Me
Why would you have to say "With a Y"? You're waiting for them to call your name, if it's a common name, just use a random weird name or your full name.
Agree, I used to be Bob when ordering anything in Australia. Although using my real name worked too because of the long pause in “Coffee for ... ?!?!?”
Load More Replies...This is why I always give my name as "Benevolent Warlord of the Screaming Wastes".
Brain did you mispelled your name again? And confused the barista too. You have to be ashamed. Btw, when I just say "My name Iva" (how it sounds) people write "Eva" when I point it out and write it down, they pronounce "Aiwa". So how do I tell this barista my name? All my fault is I was born slav and it's a standart way of writing and pronouncing for most parts of the world. Not UK or USA, Australia etc. for sure, which actually are nations with english as official language since they exist.
I'm just curious, did you intentionally misspell "B-r-i-a-n?" Because you put "B-r-a-i-n." As in, "the ones zombies need."
Load More Replies...i <3 it when i say "mary with an i" and get back "marywithani" ... what?
And You Even Can't Be Mad At Him
This is definitely something my brother would do, simply just to annoy me.
This is the kind of thing I would do to annoy my teenage son.
Load More Replies...My Friends' Kid Asked For A 3DS For His Birthday
In another posting, a kid did ask for that, and mom gave her a menstrual pad.😁
Load More Replies...Haha. My cousin once said that he wanted a minidisc (meaning the player). Shocked by his audacity (we were teens/young adults and not made of money), we gave him a minidisc.
I don't get this.He got exactly what he asked for. What else could he get?
I Told My Students To "Include The Word Count In Your Essays"
I would hate to be the teacher reading this, would do my head in.
This cat is cat a cat good cat way cat to cat keep cat a cat person cat busy cat for cat a cat while cat. Now read it without the word cat
That's incredible. Can you imagine the amount of work it would have taken to do those individual subscripts for every single word?!
Asked My Husband To Put The Pillowcases On The Pillows
The time honoured classic "I'll screw this up so bad she'll get annoyed and just do it herself next time".
So true! But what I do is to show them how it's done, let em do it by themselves, go step by step if i have to, so they won't have no excuse of not knowing how to do it next time. 😂
Load More Replies...That’s more than my hubby would do. I don’t think I have ever seen him even hold a pillow case.
I bet he can hold things. He can hold divorce papers for example.
Load More Replies...Was Worried About Privacy, So I Asked If They Could Put A Door Up To The Men's Change Room. Problem Solved
Whoever numbered those lockers in the back like that.... sociopath.
Its actually clever. This way you can add mor lockers at one side if needed, and just go on with the numbers. Otherwise you had to relable each locker if you add some
Load More Replies...Sometimes they use architecture to hide the changing space rather than a door, like an angle in a corridor or screen wall. I have no idea if that was the case here.
Load More Replies...Eh, at least now you have something that can be used as a surface. Tape some spare towels over it. Or enough black tissue paper to cover it ceiling to floor would cost maybe £2 at a craft store.
Just so you know, this is unconstitutional in most countries. The doors to the bathrooms must always be closed and they can't be transparent. The right to privacy demands that, as the place where it protects you the most is the restroom, changing room, locker room, shower room, etc.
Somebody needs to be fired for an expensive tim consuming prank the owners would have to pay for.
Yet another example of someone looking to be fired for a time consuming expensive prank someone else is paying for.
Coffee Shop Compliance
you did it all wrong you drew ON a sign you didn't make one yourself SMH edit: this is a joke, don't take this seriously lmao
This gets downvoted? Realy? Are thete some ppl who just downvote everything?
Load More Replies...Asked For A Small Frosty But In A Medium Cup "I Wasn't Sure, But Hope This Is What You Were Asking For"
Why get a frosty in a medium cup if your ordering a small in the first place?
Because it often is filled to the brim and when you take it with you in your car, it's very likely to spill.
Load More Replies...I mean I order like this if I’m on my motorcycle and it goes in my bag. But hey least you won’t spill it in your car!
I wish we still had Wendy's over here, I loved their lemonade, and their burgers too
My husband asked for a cheeseburger with only mustard for my son at a McDonald's drive thru, get home with a bun, cheese & no meat. We constantly get screwed at fast food places.
single cheese with lettuce only at Wendy's, got the bun cheese and lettuce
Load More Replies...Taking Advantage Of A Poorly Worded Question On A Music History Test
It’s worded very poorly but considering Bach lived during the Baroque Musical Era, there were different types of music during that time.
Load More Replies...The best part is that they got credit for it, and the teacher wrote "touche."
I genuinely don’t get what’s funny about this one. What’s wrong with it?
My Cousin's Friend Ordered A Chicken Burger And Asked For Mayo On The Top And Bottom, This Is What She Got
I would rather mayo like that than someone spitting in my burger out of spite.
Load More Replies...I always "try" to not p**s people off at food establishments . They could just spit on your food or something else.
So I Asked My 3-Year-Old Daughter To Replace The Toilet Paper Roll. Job Well Done
Yeah, sure, a three year old toddler was able to pierce through a thick role of toilet paper, something an adult would struggle to do, especially so neatly...
I made a similar mistake when i was a kid. Never done it before, did not know how to do it. There is a trick to it, that adults don't even remember learning for themselves. ..... to teach someone how to do a thing: show them the trick to it first.... the last step is to watch them do it correctly.
This Must Technically Count. My Aunt Just Took A Screenshot
My Cousin Was Asked To Bring A Potato Dish To The Family Party
Well you're all complaining, I'll be eating those delicious f*****s.
While Teaching Her To Bake, I Asked My Daughter To Weigh The Ingredients
You could tell that just by the ingredients pictured?
Load More Replies...I feel like I would ATTEMPT doing this, but alas, I am s**t at baking AND tetris.
Refilled The Paper Tray
It was maybe just a joke.He/she must've took it out later on.
Load More Replies...I.... did that. (Turns around) dad! I think I know why our printer broke!
My Note On The Cheese Fries Said: Extra Cheese On The Side
I Asked My Husband To Make Sure The Kitchen Counter Was Clean
How do you see if there is no dirt or stains on that counter. That pattern gives me a headache
You could grunge up that marble for a week and not know the difference.
What is it about men that they can't stand to do dishes? Both my boyfriend and son, would clean the house, but just put every dirty dish in the sink instaed of the dishwaswer, at different time of course. I just don't get it
I Asked The Lady To Cut My Sandwich Into Three Pieces
I kind of like this....I can share with friends and they can get some paper to keep it clean.
I think the sizes she cut is the problem, not the paper.'
Load More Replies...She definitely cut it in half out of habit then remembered you wanted it cut in thirds
Asked My Insurance To Send Me A List Of Approved Psychologists, Ones Primarily Within A 20 Mile Radius Of My Location. This Is What I Got In The Mail Today
That whizzing sound was the point flying past you.
Load More Replies...Jeez, are there any non-psychologist living around you (besides yourself)?
damn, too many Psychologists in a 20 mile radius. Are you sure it's Psychologists in that list and not Starbucks or McDonalds?
We Asked Our Waitress For A Glass Of Ice And Some Guacamole. This Is What We Got
I've worked at restaurants most of my life, it really does matter how your demeanor is but this is just low IQ.
Egg And Cheese Bagel
Well, again, I have no idea what it's supposed to be. This is an egg and cheese bagel to me.
That looks like he ordered it 6 weeks ago. Everything shouldn't be the same colour.
huh? cream cheese and eggs are always both white right?
Load More Replies...Ok
My daughter is 20 and it already looks like this, I guess she has the Dr part half down.
Friend's Camera Stopped Working Due To Moisture. I Told Him To Put It In A Sealed Bag With Some Rice. He Asked If This Is What I Meant
Just as effective as the other way round. The entire rice thing is a myth.
I Asked For A High Fade, And To Even Out The Top. This Is What I Got
ROFL. I love Tintin. But not his hairstyle in reality. His hair only works for cartoons. And possibly his shaped head.
Load More Replies...Okay the person who did this should not be a barber/hair dresser.
This is just fake. No hairdresser would do this. It's not even a fade. This is just someone doing their own hair and taking a picture when he's not finished yet.
Wife Asked Me To Put All The Toilet Paper We Bought In The Basket
Boss Wanted To See All The User Permissions
Told The Cake Guy To Put “A Big 50” On The Cake For My Co-Worker's Birthday
Looking at the handwriting I dont think the same person who made and decorated the cake wrote 'big 50' on it.
The cake guy should get a different job, he is not much good at cake decorating and I don't mean the writing.
Friend Of Mine Had A Kidney Transplant 5 Years Ago And Asked For The Bakery To Write "5 Years" Anywhere On The Cake
And spelled it all correctly. ( cake wrecks site hehehehe )
Load More Replies...Someone who is glad to be alive, grateful for their quality of life, and wants to share that with good people around them.
Load More Replies...Corporate Said We Should Put In A New Fire Alarm, Not Remove Old Ones
They make this stuff called spackle that fills in holes. Handy stuff.
Load More Replies...If a smoke detector/fire alarm are mounted on the wall, 1 foot from the ceiling(or on the ceiling, 1 foot from the wall) they are almost useless. The entire room would have to fill with smoke before it filled that space where all the alarms are. Half way up the wall or in the centre of the room is best. Or directly above fire hazards in a big room.
Why do I feel like I'm having a conniption (sp) if I was a firefighter?
When They Said "Chocolate Chip Muffin", I Didn't Take Them Literally... But Should Have
I once asked for a chocolate chip cookie in a cafe and got a cookie with no chocolate chips in it at all. I was PISSED
Ordered The Side Salad And Requested Egg And Cheese Only. They Took It Literally
Not sure i get this one.. How else do you make a salad with egg and cheese only?
A tossed salad can have many ingredients: lettuce, onion, tomato, croutons, egg, cheese, cucumber etc. This person just wanted lettuce, egg, and cheese
Load More Replies...Friend Gets Migraines. Her Meds Come In Blister Packs, And Are Very Hard To Open In Midst Of Migraine. She Asked Pharmacist To Put Pills In Bottle
At least she can unpack them all and put them in the jar when she doesn't have a migraine. Then she's all set.
Some meds don't work if they aren't stored in their packaging... maybe that was it?
I haven't even reached my 50's and I can't even get those bottles open. I have to ask my kid to open the kid proof bottles.
Yes, those are a drag to open when you're in pain. I use scissors. Also, pro tip, if you have the pharmacist take the cap off and flip it over, you get the easy-open version.
I doubt the pharmacist would actually take all the individual pills out of the packets for her anyway
Some do for those who have arthritic hands and really can't open the blister packs - even with gadgets that are supposed to help!
Load More Replies...CVS did that to me one time. English was not the first language of the pharmacist
I went in CVS once and asked for astringent and the woman there thought it was constipation medicine. They have some real dummies at CVS.
Load More Replies...Oh hey, I know those blister packs. Looks like Imitrex, the same medicine my hubby takes for his migraines. That stuff is a godsend. And yeah, they are a bear to get out. I do it for hubby lol. Pharmacist took her too literally lol. Or, I think they might not be allowed to open the blister packs themselves.
Hubby takes them all out of the blister packs too, and puts them in the bottle loose, as soon as he gets home. Or had me do it lol. If he's sick with migraine, I have to do it. They're pretty hard to open, like I said.
Load More Replies...The Truest Eggroll
This is a Nigerian egg roll.. Totally normal... Not everything is Chinese.....
Someone Put Expiration Date On The Dessert
How's about the machine made an error and somehow no lid was supplied? Also. Not really suited for this list. As many aren't that are on it.
Load More Replies...The sealer missed one then it went down the line to the printer then somebody put it back in line to get sealed.
Load More Replies...jet print when the sealing part of the production line doesn't function. Welcome to modern processed foods. On the other hand, the jet printer is tuned perfectly to accomplish this, so there's that...
I Asked For Peppers On The Side. Literally, I Guess
I Went To McDonald's And Asked For "An Egg McMuffin With Sausage And Cheese Only"
The opposite happened to me at McDonald's. I ordered a quarter pounder without ketchup. All I got in the burger was ketchup. There was no cheese, no mustard, no anything. I guess the person in the kitchen did not know the difference between 'without' and 'only'.
Just order the sausage McMuffin with cheese. It's a real item and cheaper than an egg McMuffin. Usually on the dollar menu.
At a Burger King drive-thru I ordered "a Whopper sandwich please, that's all". I got a meat patty on a bun.
Kitchen person--"Why ar are you complaining? That looks delicious!" Me-- "I. Will. Sue."
Malicious Compliance At The Gym
I'm Currently A Culinary Student And Last Night I Asked A Lady Friend To Help Me With Dinner. All I Asked Her To Do Was Peel Half The Potatoes In The Bag
Don’t know what to believe on this one coz I have seen this picture on facebook claiming it was someones husband who did it.
Yes, I don't understand why people steal someone else's photo and claim it's their story. Except someone in desperate need of attention of course.
Load More Replies...Do you all remember that photo of a bunch of bananas with each one of them torn open by just half an inch, claiming that the poster’s son had done this, and captioned “what sort of passive aggressive monster?” Well, I found out the other day how exactly something like that happens: I had an overripe bunch of bananas, tore one off, and all of the others left on the bunch opened, looking just like that picture. I now have trust issues when it comes to those sort of pictures on the internet.
Can still peel the unpeeled parts - not really a waste. Just someone clearly not wanting to be asked again - though I hope it backfires.
Load More Replies...A friend of mine was having a get together with some people from her congregation and asked everyone to bring a plate. Now when someone asks that, it means to bring a plate of food to share like a salad, cupcakes etc. Well one person had only been living in Australia for a short amount of time so they didn’t know that’s what it meant. They ended up bringing an empty plate, thinking that my friend didn’t have enough plates so if you wanted to eat you had to bring your own.
I attended an event where everybody brought the same thing green bean cassarole.
Load More Replies...Old joke before cell phones. At fancy restaurants you would ask the server, please call me a cab. Their response: you're a cab.
my friend's mom told her and her siblings to run around the yard. They got out a yard stick and ran around it.
If I asked Dad to "please put the kettle on", he would balance the kettle on his head!
Lol! Mine would say "I would but it's not my dress size"
Load More Replies...All the millennials won't know how to spell ... Just consider their names...
A friend of mine was having a get together with some people from her congregation and asked everyone to bring a plate. Now when someone asks that, it means to bring a plate of food to share like a salad, cupcakes etc. Well one person had only been living in Australia for a short amount of time so they didn’t know that’s what it meant. They ended up bringing an empty plate, thinking that my friend didn’t have enough plates so if you wanted to eat you had to bring your own.
I attended an event where everybody brought the same thing green bean cassarole.
Load More Replies...Old joke before cell phones. At fancy restaurants you would ask the server, please call me a cab. Their response: you're a cab.
my friend's mom told her and her siblings to run around the yard. They got out a yard stick and ran around it.
If I asked Dad to "please put the kettle on", he would balance the kettle on his head!
Lol! Mine would say "I would but it's not my dress size"
Load More Replies...All the millennials won't know how to spell ... Just consider their names...
