*Twilight Zone Theme*

[Shironu-Akaineko]

*pinches bridge of nose* uuuugh..... BossWife better have told Bossboss I need a tech STAT or I can't open the store today because my computer refuses to open ANY software...

But then again maybe that's a good thing, because goddamn.

Reading comprehension

Not their forte.

BLC: Blonde customer

BRC: Brunette customer

Me: I love my job, I love my job, I love my job...

BLC and BRC walk into my store, BLC goes to browse my CDs (RELEVANT) and BRC comes up to my counter : "Excuse me, are you looking for people here?"

Me: "Well, I didn't really pay attention, but I believe our Help Wanted signs up front says so. One asks for a manager but I didn't read the second one."

BRC: "Oh that's what those papers are for?" *walks outside to read them*

Me: *internal sigh*

Then BLC shows up : "Excuse me, do you know if you have Country music?"

Please note my store is about the size my of livingroom.

Me: "Yes. That's why I'm behind the counter. Come with me."

I lead her to two rows of nothing but guitars and cowboy hats, motion to them and go

Me: "They're right here. Under the sign that says 'Country'."

BLC : "Oh! Teehee!"

Then BRC comes back in : "I didn't understand the papers."

Me, thinking : "Then you're not what we're looking for then, are you?"

Do the math! or not.

This one, everybody I've told the story to had the exact same reaction: a whole upper body tilt back, a look of extreme confusion on their face, and a loud WHAT?

SC: nobody had any words.
Me: OH COME ON!

*Ring ring*

Me: Generic Video games, music and movies store, how may I help you?

SC: I need a Kinect, uh, multiplied by Bo, uh, um, multiplied by 360.

Me, unfazed: It's just the letter X, ma'am, it's not the multiplication symbol. Xbox.

SC: Oh. Okay. I don't know this. Do you have any free-range?

Me *ugh*: I got one left. Now it's just the Kinect you need, not the whole thing with the Xbox?

SC: They already have the Xbox! (congrats, first thing you've said today that makes sense!) Keep me one aside, I'll come by tomorrow to pick it up! (oh joy, I get to meet this paragon of pleasantness)

Me: *gets her name and phone number after 3 tries* No problem ma'am.

SC: What's the price?

Me: *Price*

SC: Where are you?

Me *GAH!* : At Place Discoverer of this land, second Floor.

SC: What's the name of your store??

Me (and you're good at paying attention, too!) : It's Generic Store. There are two stores with that name, you'll want the smaller one.

SC (apparently hit her reset button, because I hear silence, and suddenly...) : I WANT A KEEEEEE, NECT!

Me: Yes ma'am, but...

SC: ON THE MULTIPLIED BY 360

Me: Yes ma'am. *gave up*

SC: YOU HAVE A FREE-RANGE ONE

Me: Yes ma'am, it's put aside under your name.

SC: I'LL COME PICK IT UP TOMORROW.

Me: Yes, ma'am.

SC: HOW MUCH IS IT?

Me: *Price* Ma'am.

SC: I'LL COME PICK IT UP TOMORROW. BYE.

Me: .... I gotta tell this one to everybody.

[XCashier]

This one, everybody I've told the story to had the exact same reaction: a whole upper body tilt back, a look of extreme confusion on their face, and a loud WHAT?

She thought the X meant multiplication? (sorry, no emoticon displaying the upper body tilt back) WHAT?!

Seriously, that takes a Speshul Kind Of Stoopid.

[Sunshine]

Owie. That hurt my brain

[MoonCat]

Holy Christmas crackers....even I know Xbox and I've never owned a game system. Wow.

[Shironu-Akaineko]

Sometimes I feel every time I punch in, the Intro to the classic Looney Tunes cartoon shows up. Wooooiiiing! doo, doodoo, doodoodoo, doodoodoodoo...

Also Bossboss had to be called 5 minutes before my shift to come fix the pc and he got it done while I had 16 customers pressed to my counter, because CHRISTMAS!

Lotta good it did to ask the day before if he was gonna wait till noon to fix it...

And Multiplied Lady didn't show up. I'm guessing she got lost on the way.

[Cia]

And I thought my Mom was bad calling Dos Equis beer "Two Xs".

[dalesys]

...Dos Equis beer "Two Xs".

Only if you drink much too much...

[otakuneko]

Only if you drink much too much...

Gee I thought it was 20.

[Seshat]

Well, XXXX beer is called Four X (or fourex, depending on how you choose to spell it).

The label is just XXXX.

Oh - and at least in the city I grew up, XXXX is the one that's 'Australian for beer'. All the other stuff is for silly interstaters who don't know a decent brew.

The brewery was actually still in the middle of town (or near, anyway). Bus from the city to the Uni of Qld drove right past it. The smell of hops will now always remind me of uni.

[retro]

Well, XXXX beer is called Four X (or fourex, depending on how you choose to spell it).

The label is just XXXX.

Oh - and at least in the city I grew up, XXXX is the one that's 'Australian for beer'. All the other stuff is for silly interstaters who don't know a decent brew.

We had that advertising campaign over here in the UK - Australian for beer. I think they also said something like Australians don't give a Four-X about anything else. We called it Castlemaine XXXX (still using the Four-X name though).

[prjkt]

for some reason the Benny Hill theme often pops into my head at certain times throughout the work day....

[Seshat]

We had that advertising campaign over here in the UK - Australian for beer. I think they also said something like Australians don't give a Four-X about anything else. We called it Castlemaine XXXX (still using the Four-X name though).

I'm pretty sure it's Foster's (another local beer) that ran the 'Australian for Beer' ads.

[retro]

I'm pretty sure it's Foster's (another local beer) that ran the 'Australian for Beer' ads.

You might be right. It's been a few years since I saw them and I tend to fast-forward any ads now.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

I'm pretty sure it's Foster's (another local beer) that ran the 'Australian for Beer' ads.

We've been seeing those ads for Fosters with that slogan for a number of years in the US.

I wasn't aware that there was another brand that used the same tagline.