The 5 words I never thought I'd hear.

[ShadowTiger]

Well folks, it finally happened.



"How do I use this fork?" (Okay, I lied. It was six words.)









Mostly because she was holding up a spatula. Hardware store housewares area. They called me over from covering hardware to help someone with a ... fork.



I'm um ... ...

... I'm going to go over there now. *points to no place in particular*

[Iseeyouthere]

This was a full grown woman... right?

[Marmalady]

I believe it.

I once had a full grown woman hold up a bag of new potatoes and ask 'What do I do with these?'

[ShadowTiger]

I believe it.

I once had a full grown woman hold up a bag of new potatoes and ask 'What do I do with these?'

"Oh, those are potato seeds. You plant them in the ground, and they grow you more potato seeds."


My anything hurts.

[Cat]

"My, where did you get that lovely spatula?"

[emax4]

"My, where did you get that lovely spatula?"

"Spatula City.. we sell spatulas... ..and that's all!"

[XCashier]

"Spatula City.. we sell spatulas... ..and that's all!"

"And what better way to say 'I love you' than with the gift of a spatula?"

One of the most under-appreciated movies of all time.

[Seshat]

I can understand a newly-immigrant Asian having the same problems with European-style cutlery as I used to have with chopsticks.

.... but from context, I assume that wasn't the case.

[Ben_Who]

I'm um ... ...

... I'm going to go over there now. *points to no place in particular*

Hang on, I'll...go there too, and...help you with that.

*wanders off scratching his head*

[Pagan]

When I worked in Homelines at Dillard's, we had a woman call one time asking how to operate a springform pan....that she had already filled and had in the oven.

[ZedOmega]

It could always be worse. (little bit of language in that link; fair warning.