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husband and wife tag team of stupidity. round one: husband.
H: where the bibles at?
me: they're two rows past the customer service desk on your right.
H: i went down there and all i saw was a bunch of satanism.
me:
ok, let me show you.
H: yeah there was all killin' and choppin people up and burying their ashes. i dont want that satan stuff.
me: ...ok, the bibles are right here.
two minutes later. round two: the wife.
w: i want this bible in giant print.
me: okay...let me see here...
w: i want this exact bible in large print. this print is too small. but i want the same bible. but in giant print.
me: okay, i found it. i'll have to order it for you though. is there anything else you were looking for today?
w: yeah the cambridge edition of the king james bible.
me: okay...............hm. i see something by cambridge university press; is that okay?
w: i want it in large print.
me: allright, these four are the only things coming up, and one of them is out of print.
w: what's this "10 point"?
me: thatd be about the size of the print on the computer.
w: thats too small. what about 18 point? how big is that?
me: about twice as big as the stuff on the computer. but that one is out of print, so i wouldn't be able to get it for you.
w: well, how big is this "10 point"?
me: :sigh: the size of the print on the computer.
w: so...like this? (and she grabbed a flyer that was sitting on the desk.)
me: yeah.
w: thats too small. how big is the 18 point?
me: almost twice that size.
w: so...like this? (referencing the flyer again.)
me: right.
w: well, order that one.
me: i cant. its out print.
w: out of print?
me: they dont make it. i can't get it. i can get the 10 point though.
w: how big is that?
me:
on the computer.
w: that might be too small. what about this 18 point?
me: i cant get that one.
w: can you order it?
me: no. its not available.
w: hmmm...how big is the 10 point? like this, right? and what about the 18?
me: the only one i can get is the ten point. do you want me to order it?
w: yeah, i guess.
me: okay. anything else?
w: no. thanks.
oh, shes not done yet. round three: wife, TKO
w: i want this exact bible but in giant print.
me: (fuck. why is it always me?) okay. (christ, here we go again.) i can get it in 10.4 point in hardcover or leather.
w: (i had the screen turned towards her, hopefully to cut out all the confusion.) whats this parallel bible? does it have the notes in columns instead of along the bottom?
me: no. thats a king james and international version side by side.
w: oh. i dont need that. does this one have it?(pointing at the screen)
me: columns instead of footnotes? i wouldn't know without looking at the bible.
w: does the parallel version have columns?
me: no. the king james would be on this page and the international version would be on this page.
w: but are the notes in columns?
me: i imagine they would be footnotes like this one since they're the same company.
w: well, what about this one? (pointing again.)
me: thats the parallel version.
w: what does that mean?
me: the king james would be on this page and the international version would be on this page.
w: i dont need that. order this one.
me: thats hardcover.
w: do you have it in leather?
me: yeah i can get it in leather.
w: does it come in different colors?
me: black and burgundy.
w: burgundy?
me: like this one.
w: okay.
me: anything else?
w: thats it. thanks.
me:
H: where the bibles at?
me: they're two rows past the customer service desk on your right.
H: i went down there and all i saw was a bunch of satanism.
me:
ok, let me show you.H: yeah there was all killin' and choppin people up and burying their ashes. i dont want that satan stuff.
me: ...ok, the bibles are right here.
two minutes later. round two: the wife.
w: i want this bible in giant print.
me: okay...let me see here...
w: i want this exact bible in large print. this print is too small. but i want the same bible. but in giant print.
me: okay, i found it. i'll have to order it for you though. is there anything else you were looking for today?
w: yeah the cambridge edition of the king james bible.
me: okay...............hm. i see something by cambridge university press; is that okay?
w: i want it in large print.
me: allright, these four are the only things coming up, and one of them is out of print.
w: what's this "10 point"?
me: thatd be about the size of the print on the computer.
w: thats too small. what about 18 point? how big is that?
me: about twice as big as the stuff on the computer. but that one is out of print, so i wouldn't be able to get it for you.
w: well, how big is this "10 point"?
me: :sigh: the size of the print on the computer.
w: so...like this? (and she grabbed a flyer that was sitting on the desk.)
me: yeah.
w: thats too small. how big is the 18 point?
me: almost twice that size.
w: so...like this? (referencing the flyer again.)
me: right.
w: well, order that one.
me: i cant. its out print.
w: out of print?
me: they dont make it. i can't get it. i can get the 10 point though.
w: how big is that?
me:
on the computer.w: that might be too small. what about this 18 point?
me: i cant get that one.
w: can you order it?
me: no. its not available.
w: hmmm...how big is the 10 point? like this, right? and what about the 18?
me:
the only one i can get is the ten point. do you want me to order it?w: yeah, i guess.
me: okay. anything else?
w: no. thanks.
oh, shes not done yet. round three: wife, TKO
w: i want this exact bible but in giant print.
me: (fuck. why is it always me?) okay. (christ, here we go again.) i can get it in 10.4 point in hardcover or leather.
w: (i had the screen turned towards her, hopefully to cut out all the confusion.) whats this parallel bible? does it have the notes in columns instead of along the bottom?
me: no. thats a king james and international version side by side.
w: oh. i dont need that. does this one have it?(pointing at the screen)
me: columns instead of footnotes? i wouldn't know without looking at the bible.
w: does the parallel version have columns?
me: no. the king james would be on this page and the international version would be on this page.
w: but are the notes in columns?
me: i imagine they would be footnotes like this one since they're the same company.
w: well, what about this one? (pointing again.)
me: thats the parallel version.
w: what does that mean?
me:
the king james would be on this page and the international version would be on this page.w: i dont need that. order this one.
me: thats hardcover.
w: do you have it in leather?
me: yeah i can get it in leather.
w: does it come in different colors?
me: black and burgundy.
w: burgundy?
me: like this one.
w: okay.
me: anything else?
w: thats it. thanks.
me:
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