ASK A STUPID QUESTION

[Lost Lake]

I do remember being casually asked what I was doing with $8K I took in cash once. I thought the gal was just making small talk. My bank is so small I have to call ahead if I take out more than 3 or 4 thousand. I just told her it was to keep on hand, have some spending money.

Do they really keep track of this? That's scary.

I get upset when I ask to speak to someone, they ask who's calling. That's fine. Then the person answers and they don't know who I am. Well why did the secretary ask who's calling?

I know. Piddly stuff, but that one bugs me.


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[feralmerril]

When someone asks me how I am doing or hows my day going, I usualy say I cant complain. If I do it just makes my enemys happy.

 

[Rintimtin]

There's no room for another smart*** here.

But I have no place else to go...

 

[perrazi]

when greeted with just a hi, I always say i'm not. it's too early in the day for me.

 

[nachogrande]

STUPID ?'s

no shortage of smart A's here. wish I had a nickel for every time I was on the rec'g end. we were req'd to ask A LOT of ?'s, some very personal, and have heard most of them, had to smile and let them have their fun. one I always kinda liked was when you ask a person his dob, they say may 18, you say what year? they say EVERY YEAR. it's old but never gets old.

 

[shouldazagged]

Sometimes they fight back.
Dennys waitress: What can I get you?
Me: Creamed Elephant on toast.
Waitress: Sorry sir were all out of toast.

I like her style! I hope you tipped her really generously.

 

[Xtasy]

How are you doing?

They just wait for an answer like great, good etc... Well just tell them super ****ty. The faces are priceless

 

[Nframecollector]

At Wal-Mart when they ask me if the ammo is for a rifle or a handgun I tell them its for my slingshot. I pull the bullets to use for the projectile!

 

[EQGuy]

I have some indoor only cats that yearn to get out and eat some grass so as a treat I will occasionally buy them a flat of Wheat Grass at the local yuppie store. They love it and munch on it and then lay on it as if it was their own private lawn. One time as I was wheeling the cart thru the store with the flat of grass on board a lady asked me what I did with the grass. I told her that I liked to deep fry it and used it for my veggie portion of the meal. The look on her face was priceless. My wife told me that I was just mean.

 

[Onomea]

What is the point with asking whether ammo is for a pistol or a rifle? Do they really ask that?

 

[REM 3200]

At Wal-Mart when they ask me if the ammo is for a rifle or a handgun I tell them its for my slingshot. I pull the bullets to use for the projectile!

I tell them it's for my shotgun.

 

[Alpo]

What is the point with asking whether ammo is for a pistol or a rifle? Do they really ask that?

In 1968 they passed a Federal law. You had to be 18 to buy rifle ammo, and 21 to buy pistol ammo.

If you were, say, 19, and tried to buy 22 ammo, they would not sell it to you. It could be used in a pistol, therefore it was "pistol ammo", therefore you had to be 21. Too bad, so sad, get over it.

In 1986 they passed another Federal law, and part of this one took notice of the fact that SOME pistol ammo worked in rifles. Therefore the 19-year-old CAN buy those 22s, as long as he is going to shoot them in a rifle. If he is going to shoot them in a pistol, he is too young to buy them.

When you get to the register and they scan the ammo, the register tells the clerk to ask if it is for a rifle or a pistol. If you say "rifle", they input that and the register says "Is customer 18 or older?". If you say "pistol", they input that and the register says "Is customer 21 or older?"

The clerk does not know WHY the register asks the first question. But it does so he does. Then when it asks if you are 21, and you are obviously 50, he just tells it "yes" without asking you.

If the clerk has been doing this long enough to know WHY the register is asking, he looks at you, sees you are "of age", and does not bother to ask, just telling the machine "rifle" and "yes". That is why some clerks ask you and some don't.

They are doing their job, people. There is a stupid, STUPID, STUPID Federal law that requires it.

What they don't need is stupid people giving stupid answers to the stupid question that the stupid law requires.

 

[Dmaxboy08]

In 1968 they passed a Federal law. You had to be 18 to buy rifle ammo, and 21 to buy pistol ammo.

If you were, say, 19, and tried to buy 22 ammo, they would not sell it to you. It could be used in a pistol, therefore it was "pistol ammo", therefore you had to be 21. Too bad, so sad, get over it.

In 1986 they passed another Federal law, and part of this one took notice of the fact that SOME pistol ammo worked in rifles. Therefore the 19-year-old CAN buy those 22s, as long as he is going to shoot them in a rifle. If he is going to shoot them in a pistol, he is too young to buy them.

When you get to the register and they scan the ammo, the register tells the clerk to ask if it is for a rifle or a pistol. If you say "rifle", they input that and the register says "Is customer 18 or older?". If you say "pistol", they input that and the register says "Is customer 21 or older?"

The clerk does not know WHY the register asks the first question. But it does so he does. Then when it asks if you are 21, and you are obviously 50, he just tells it "yes" without asking you.

If the clerk has been doing this long enough to know WHY the register is asking, he looks at you, sees you are "of age", and does not bother to ask, just telling the machine "rifle" and "yes". That is why some clerks ask you and some don't.

They are doing their job, people. There is a stupid, STUPID, STUPID Federal law that requires it.

What they don't need is stupid people giving stupid answers to the stupid question that the stupid law requires.

Hit the nail on the head. People are just doing their job so they can make a paycheck and pay the bills. I don't see the point in this thread. On any of the posts, I haven't seen one situation where the customer needed to give out a smartazz answer. Just give the answer and move on with life.

 

[Texas Star]

When some clerk or nurse asks if my first name is (deleted) , I say, "Yes. So my parents said, and I believed them. They had honest faces."

The brighter ones seem amused. Most just get confused. There are some really stupid people dealing with the public today.

I think some of this comes from having to read, "It Takes a Village" for classic literature in school. I think it went better when you could read, "Treasure Island" for a book report. Or, "Man-Eaters of Kumaon." That Corbett book always gave my teachers raised eyebrows. But I liked the book. For one thing, it showed that a brave man with a rifle could SAVE a whole village!

 

[LVSteve]

The only place I've ever been asked if my ammo was for a rifle or a pistol was at WalMart. When buying .22 (back in the old days when you STILL COULD buy .22 ammo at WalMart) The checker asks if it's for a rifle or pistol I say, "both".

If you want to really fox them when they ask this question, look sort of distant for a moment like you're thinking hard and then say, "Probably".

I have another one which is also a pet peeve on the range. A Range Commando will come down and look at me shooting at a 100 yard target with a rifle and say, "You're shooting a bit high".

Me: "I'm just seeing if it groups OK. The rifle is zeroed for 300 yards."

R.C. with a puzzled look says: "Why would you zero it at 300 yards?"

Me, pointing to some kind of fullhouse round like a .303 British, 7.92x57 or a 7.5x55: "Does that look like a 100 yard round to you?"

 

[rimfired]

Was once asked if I wanted that to go , said yes and departed.....

 

[planojack]

I'm not sure if the regulations still apply, but a few years ago the clerks were required to ask "rifle or pistol." Different regulations applied if you said pistol. Stupid, but the law.

 

[Mcwsky09]

If you buy something over $10k in cash the IRS says this: http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Report-of-Cash-Payments-Over-$10,000-Received-in-a-Trade-or-Business---Motor-Vehicle-Dealership-Q&As

why the bank would need to know doesn't make sense - since they are not the seller of whatever you are buying.

 

[LVSteve]

If you buy something over $10k in cash the IRS says this: http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Report-of-Cash-Payments-Over-$10,000-Received-in-a-Trade-or-Business---Motor-Vehicle-Dealership-Q&As

why the bank would need to know doesn't make sense - since they are not the seller of whatever you are buying.

ALL bank transactions in the US over $10k come under scrutiny for money laundering. When I finally move all my UK money to the US I'm likely to have Feds looking in every bodily orifice including some I did not know I had.

 

[Mickey D]

When a waitress asks, "Box for your leftovers?"
I say, "no, but I'll arm wrestle you for them."