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Idiot Proof

I was having trouble with my computer.  So I called Rick the computer guy, to come over.  Rick clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.  He gave me a bill for a minimum service call.  As he was walking away, I called after him, "So, what was wrong?"

He replied, "It was an ID ten T error."

I didn’t want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired: "An ID ten T error? What’s that … in case I need to fix it again?"

The computer guy grinned … "Haven’t you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?"

"No," I replied.

"Write it down," he said, "and I think you’ll figure it out."

So I wrote out …… I D 1 0 T

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I was signing the receipt for my credit card purchase when the clerk noticed I had never signed my name on the back of the credit card.  She informed me that she could not complete the transaction unless the card was signed.  When I asked why, she explained that it was necessary to compare the signature I had just signed on the receipt.  So I signed the credit card in front of her.  She carefully compared the signature to the one I had just signed on the receipt.  As luck would have it, they matched

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The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it’s safe to cross the street.  I was crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of mine when she asked if I knew what the buzzer was for.  I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red. 

Appalled, she responded, "What on earth are blind people doing driving?"

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