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  • Im looking for Yellow

    Sometimes I honestly must question one's intelligence: this delightful bit happened at work today about a man looking for Yellow. K: Kitten Y: Yellow Man

    K: *goes down aisle to put something away and on my way back to checkstands is stopped by Y.

    Y: Hi I am looking for yellow. Do you have yellow?

    K: Yellow? Yellow what?

    Y: You know. Yellow.

    K*starts thinking of the things that are yellow in the store: Banannas, squash, Bell Peppers, yellow onions, bananna pudding, you get the idea. Unfortunutly none of these things are what Y requires.

    K: I ask if its butter and Y says its not butter. But you mix the yellow with butter.

    K: I ask if it may be Jello and he says no. Its yellow. You mix it with butter and put it on the thing.

    K: Let me go and find out what it is.

    Y: *irritated* how can you not know wht yellow is? Never mind its ok I'll go look for yellow.

    K: *thinking* umm....yeeeaahhh you go and do that

    If I had known what yellow was I would have been able to tell him if we had the stuff in the store. But being as he just said the color of said item there was no way I could do much for him.
    NEVER underestimate the stupidity of the customer

  • #2
    Was he looking for yellow food coloring, maybe? That's all I can think of. Unless he's just insane. I hate it when people send other, clueless people out for something specific and don't write it down or give them a detailed idea of what they're after.

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    • #3
      Does he mean something like vanilla or angel food cake mix? After asking a couple of people what type of cake they're eating, some of them will reply, "Yellow."
      "But I don't want to be among mad people."
      You can't help that. We're all mad here. Every fucking one of us.

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      • #4
        "I require an extraction of the very essence of the color yellow! Draw it forth from the sun itself and present it to me forthwith!"

        Rather odd duck.

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        • #5
          Margarine (or oleo) is not naturally yellow, it is white, like lard. Ages ago some areas, notably the State of Wisconsin, required that the yellow dye be kept separate. Purchasers had to mix the yellow color into the margarine to make it look like butter. The law was pushed by the dairy industry to make margarine much less appealing than real butter. As far as I know there isn't any such product sold any longer, nor has there been for many years. But this guy doesn't sound like he was old enough to remember undyed margarine.
          Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints...
          TASTE THE LIME JELLO OF DEFEAT! -Gravekeeper

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          • #6
            Quoth Princess-Snake View Post
            After asking a couple of people what type of cake they're eating, some of them will reply, "Yellow."
            That's because it's a legitimate cake type, as opposed to white. They are both vaguely vanilla flavored, but white cake tends to be lighter and crumblier, whereas yellow cake tends to be denser and moister. If you're making it from scratch, it's because yellow cake has egg yolks, if you're making it from a box it's because yellow cake has more butter. And maybe food coloring.

            I would have guessed Mr. Yellow Man was looking for cake mix. Or possible he's just crazy. I'm leaning towards crazy.
            The High Priest is an Illusion!

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            • #7
              I would guess yellow cake, myself.

              ^-.-^
              Faith is about what you do. It's about aspiring to be better and nobler and kinder than you are. It's about making sacrifices for the good of others. - Dresden

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              • #8
                My guess is honey.
                Enjoy my latest stupid quest for immortality. http://1001plus.blogspot.com/

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                • #9
                  For some reason, I thought of corn. Like corn on the cob...put butter on...I don't know, I suppose it's as legitimate an explanation for crazy as any.
                  "And so all the night-tide, I lie down by the side of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride!"
                  "Hallo elskan min/Trui ekki hvad timinn lidur"
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                  • #10
                    Yellowcake icing?

                    +10 points if you find the hidden joke

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                    • #11
                      Yellow paint? Yellow Corn Meal? Yellow..ah I give up. You know how many 'yellow' things are in a store? Hey I know..next time I will go in and ask for 'something'. "Yeah I am looking for something?"

                      "What are you looking for?"

                      "You know..something, surely you know something??!"
                      Engaged to the amazing Marmalady. She is my Silver Dragon, shining as bright as the sun. I her Black Dragon (though good honestly), dark as night..fierce and strong.

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                      • #12
                        Quoth Mytical View Post
                        "You know..something, surely you know something??!"
                        "You must know it! It's that thing you put in the other thing before you add the water!"
                        Engaged to the sweet Mytical He is my Black Dragon (and yes, a good one) strong, protective, the guardian. I am his Silver Dragon, always by his side, shining for him, cherishing him.

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                        • #13
                          Quoth Marmalady View Post
                          "You must know it! It's that thing you put in the other thing before you add the water!"
                          Rule no 1 violation! Rofl, have to learn not to drink anything when reading these threads.
                          Engaged to the amazing Marmalady. She is my Silver Dragon, shining as bright as the sun. I her Black Dragon (though good honestly), dark as night..fierce and strong.

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                          • #14
                            I once had a lady ask for a container to put stuff in.
                            "Is it hot in here to you? It's very warm, isn't it?"--Nero, probably

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                            • #15
                              Quoth Food Lady View Post
                              I once had a lady ask for a container to put stuff in.
                              Wow, that is ... yeah. Heck even the plastic they wrap bread in can be used as a 'container'. Some SC's just make my head hurt.
                              Engaged to the amazing Marmalady. She is my Silver Dragon, shining as bright as the sun. I her Black Dragon (though good honestly), dark as night..fierce and strong.

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