The Stupidest argument you have heard from SCs

[Spiffy McMoron]

The top of my list is Head Smashed In, Alberta. Though honestly, for scenery, Writing on Rocks is better.

Both of those places are really nice to visit, although once you've been there, you realize that somebody wasn't very imaginative when it came to naming the places.

[Mikkel]

I've been to Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump! That was a neat interpretive center

We have Middelfart here in Denmark . But to be fair the name is not funny in Danish.

[friendofjimmyk]

As a call taker, not a dispatch, I would be on the front lines when people would first call in for roadside assistance. I got some doozies...

This happened more than I care to remember:

SC: I need a tow truck. When can it be here?
ME: *loud popping noise in head*When can it be where? Who are you? What kind of car is it? what's the problem?

Upon asking some pertinent questions:

ME: What's the year, make, and model of your vehicle?
SC: I don't know. It's a green four door.
{often these folks would be in the parking lot of a public place and think that they have the only vehicle that fits that description}

ME: Where is the vehicle located?
SC: It's on the corner of A St & 1st st.
ME: So, you're parked on the street?
SC: No, I'm at home.
ME: So, what's your address?
SC: It's on the corner of A St & 1st st.
ME: So, you're not parked in the driveway?
SC: No, it's in the driveway.
ME: SO, what's your address???
SC: Oh, it's 1234 1st St.
Me: *pop* *fizzle* *damn, there goes some more brain cells*

SC: I need a tow truck?
ME: May I have your name?
SC: How long is it going to take?
ME: May I have your name, please?
SC: John Doe. How long will it take?
ME: Just a minute, I'll have that information in a second. Do you have your membership number?
SC: *BIG SIGH* 12345678910
ME: Thank you. Okay, where is the vehicle located?
SC: *Another big sigh* At Wal-Mart.
ME: Which Wal-Mart?
SC: *HUGE AUDIBLE SIGH* The one by the interstate!
ME: Which interstate?
SC: JESUS CHRIST, don't you know? Where are you from?
ME: *pause* which interstate?
SC: blah, blah, blah
ME: What kind of vehicle?
SC: CHRIST...a green chevy truck.
ME: *pop* (OUCH! that one hurt) What's wrong with the vehicle?
SC: IF I KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, I WOULDN'T NEED SERVICE?
ME: Do you have a flat tire? Will it not start? Was it in an accident? Are you locked out?
SC: WHY DO YOU NEED TO KNOW ANY OF THAT!?
ME: [what I wanted to say so badly on many occasions that this conversation would take place] Okay, sir, we'll just send out a random service truck (not every truck had the capability to perform all services - sometimes we sent "light service trucks" out for lockouts, jumpstarts, and tire changes rather than send a tow truck) and the driver will check one of the three Wal-Marts that are located in this particular town and maybe any that borders this town to look for a green chevy truck with a guy that will be standing next to it ranting and raving about the crappy service the call taker gave him because she wanted to know things that would help him receive service. Oh, and the service will reach you in about 3 hours. Thank you!

[Rapscallion]

We have Middelfart here in Denmark . But to be fair the name is not funny in Danish.

Sounds similar to the place in Austria called 'Fucking'.

Snopes backs up the existence of this place. Their signs are stolen on a worryingly regular basis by tourists.

Rapscallion

[wagegoth]

"I know the label said not to put the [wool] sweater in the dryer, but I was in a hurry, and I should get my money back."

[Mikkel]

Sounds similar to the place in Austria called 'Fucking'.

Snopes backs up the existence of this place. Their signs are stolen on a worryingly regular basis by tourists.

Rapscallion

And Wank in Germany and Condom in France, check Wikipedia.

There is another story about Danish words that sound funny in English.
When the English queen many years ago visited Denmark and was shown around the Folketing (Parliament) they had to tape all those green lights, that show that the elevator is moving, over. They all said "I FART" (Danish: Moving) .

[ken]

Their signs are stolen on a worryingly regular basis by tourists.

In Sweden, the road signs warning drivers about elks are often stolen.



German elk-crazy tourists are often suspected

This summer, instead of being stolen, some signs were being vandalised, with
holes punched through the dark parts of the signs. It turned out to be an
initiative of the local road administration, to make the signs less attractive
to steal.

[ArenaBoy]

There is actually a sign in my area called frick street and a market called S&M.

[Phone Jockey]

We have Middelfart here in Denmark . But to be fair the name is not funny in Danish.

NC has "Climax" & "Bat Cave." I'm seriously dying to go to Bat Cave...wonder if I'll meet Bruce Wayne...

[HawaiianShirts]

Stupid Argument:

Me: I'm sorry, that $600 laptop you wanted is sold out.
SC: (Points to $1000 model) Then you have to give me this one free.
Me: (Laughs) Boy, I wish! I'd have a lot of free laptops if it worked that way.
SC: I'm serious! It's the law. You have to give me this one free.
Me: I can't do that.
SC: Then get a manager who can. When you sell out of an advertised item, you must give the customer the next closest item for free.
Me: It doesn't work that way, sir.
SC: It WOULD if your company wasn't so UNFAIR to its CUSTOMERS! This is FRAUD! (Storms out)

And I have to comment on the town thing, too.

That reminded me of the scene from Beavis and Butthead Do America where they make fun of the funny place names like Weippe and Meteetse.

I actually looked on a map for these places. They do exist. Weippe is in Idaho. I forget where Meteetse is.

I've been to Weippe. Tiny town. And native Idahoans pronounce it "We-yipe."
Not too far from it is the town of Kamiah, which is pronounced "Cam-me-EYE."

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Bat Cave's nice. So's Transylvania.

You have to love Amish country, in Ohio. We were driving around and saw a sign that had Paradise (go left, I think.) on the same sign that had Virginville and Blue Ball (going to the right).

Everyone kind of started giggling at once. Honestly, it was like a vanload of 12 year olds.

Random signs included Bird In Hand and Intercourse (I think that was in Ohio, but we were all over and I'm not entirely sure.)

But Head Smashed In remains my all time favorite.

[Mark Healey]

In Sweden, the road signs warning drivers about elks are often stolen.



German elk-crazy tourists are often suspected

This summer, instead of being stolen, some signs were being vandalised, with
holes punched through the dark parts of the signs. It turned out to be an
initiative of the local road administration, to make the signs less attractive
to steal.

This is a sign that is common on the freeways near the U.S. Mexican border, on the U.S. side, of course.

[ArenaBoy]

^^^^^^
I remember seeing those when I was in San Diego a few years ago.

I remembered a traffic sign I saw in Kentucky on my way to Florida on the freeway, honest to gord the sign read "Whoa baby, whoa."

[Spiffy McMoron]

But Head Smashed In remains my all time favorite.

Actually, I think my favorite place name comes from Newfoundland: Dildo, Newfoundland. With a name like that, you'd think that they could make a bundle in tourism, manufacture, and sales!

Also, there was a senior's home on the Outer Hebrides Islands in Scotland. The island in question was South Uist, and this home has buildings on both sides of the road. Ever since I left there, I've been kicking myself for not getting a picture, but on both sides of the road was a warning side that said "Caution: Old People Crossing!"

[HYHYBT]

The stupidest argument I get, or at least have gotten more than once, is when it's time for a birthday party to pay and leave. There's a base price for the party, minus the deposit they paid when they booked, and they were told then how much extra children would be, etc. So they have their party, with 17 instead of 10, and order food for the adults with it, and then want to argue when it's all rung up. Maybe they'll claim the extra children weren't part of the party. They came in with you, sat with you, ordered with the others, and everyone ate and left together, but still they say they shouldn't count as extra children but just Happy Meals. Or maybe they'll refuse to pay because someone with the party that was leaving when they came in took their coat. Or maybe it won't have anything to do with the bill: maybe they'll show up half an hour late (for a 1.5 hour party), and not let us start serving for another half hour beyond that, and expect therefore to be able to stay an hour or more late, never mind that that would put them and the next party overlapping for half an hour, never mind leaving us a chance to clean and set up in between... If you want extra time, you can have it, just be sure to book the last party of the day, it's simple!