December 01, 2011
— Ace From Laura. A couple of guys write shopping lists for each other. They then go to Target, and ask workers there if they have the items on the list.
The items are non-existent products, of the absurd variety.
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08:33 AM
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Post contains 54 words, total size 1 kb.
Or has a limited grasp of English.
Or REALLY needs to keep her job.
Or all of the above.
Posted by: shibumi at December 01, 2011 08:38 AM (z63Tr)
Posted by: nevergiveup at December 01, 2011 08:40 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at December 01, 2011 08:40 AM (9hSKh)
Posted by: Ben at December 01, 2011 08:40 AM (wuv1c)
Posted by: Mr Pink at December 01, 2011 08:41 AM (u7cdn)
This reminds of a time when Andrew Dice Clay was being heckled.
An older couple in the audience didn't appreciate his "blue" humor. As the couple was walking out and being insulted by Dice, the man shouted to Dice, "You're as funny as a bottle of milk."
This "prank" reminds me of a bottle of milk.
Posted by: soothsayer at December 01, 2011 08:43 AM (sqkOB)
Posted by: AE at December 01, 2011 08:45 AM (JO2wS)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at December 01, 2011 08:45 AM (9hSKh)
I would have lost immediately, at Daddy Butter.
Posted by: MostlyRight at December 01, 2011 08:45 AM (ZG8Ti)
Posted by: t-bird at December 01, 2011 08:48 AM (FcR7P)
He's right. I used to work at Walmart. Some older people see employees as personal shoppers.
Posted by: Slublog at December 01, 2011 08:50 AM (0nqdj)
Posted by: USS Diversity at December 01, 2011 08:50 AM (UKlME)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at December 01, 2011 08:52 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: joncelli, too stressed by half at December 01, 2011 08:54 AM (RD7QR)
Ron Paul workout video!
Priceless.
Actually, it's $7.99, or you can get it as a package deal with the cookbook for $15.99.
Posted by: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus at December 01, 2011 08:55 AM (+inic)
So you don't want to hear that I had all of my Christmas shopping done before Thanksgiving, then?
I can't really take credit for that: my wife insists. But it does mean I don't have to go anywhere near the mall after Thanksgiving.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at December 01, 2011 08:55 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: t-bird at December 01, 2011 08:56 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: t-bird at December 01, 2011 08:58 AM (FcR7P)
Then we sent her across town to look at the other store.
Poor girl. She was so upset she couldn't find any dingleberries for us to make a pie out of.
Posted by: garrett at December 01, 2011 08:58 AM (9PWuK)
There's something about the "making people uncomfortable in real life" gentre that annoys the living shit out of me.
(Fair warning to all wannabe-Borats out there, I will punch you.)
Posted by: Lincolntf at December 01, 2011 08:58 AM (Qjh0I)
Even speak English.
I usually get "que?" at best.
Posted by: Clutch Cargo at December 01, 2011 08:59 AM (Qxdfp)
Posted by: nevergiveup at December 01, 2011 09:00 AM (i6RpT)
Posted by: somebody else, not me at December 01, 2011 09:01 AM (7EV/g)
Just like they defeated the happy meal toy.
Posted by: Clutch Cargo at December 01, 2011 09:02 AM (Qxdfp)
SPACEdotcomSPACE.com Newfound Alien Planet Hot Enough to Melt Iron
And the list of 9/11 suspects grows...
Posted by: Lincolntf at December 01, 2011 09:02 AM (Qjh0I)
Posted by: Minimum Wage Employees at December 01, 2011 09:03 AM (usXZy)
Posted by: George Harrison at December 01, 2011 09:05 AM (e8kgV)
Posted by: merry at December 01, 2011 09:05 AM (oZfic)
Thanks for the laugh Ace.
Posted by: mpfs at December 01, 2011 09:06 AM (iYbLN)
"waste your time?" Are you working on a commission? What else would you be doing with your precious time?
Jesus, lighten up already.
Posted by: guy with an actual sense of humor at December 01, 2011 09:07 AM (3Okgs)
And the list of 9/11 suspects grows...
Well, it's not fire, so I guess it's possible.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at December 01, 2011 09:07 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Waterhouse at December 01, 2011 09:07 AM (XTONQ)
There's something about the "making people uncomfortable in real life" gentre that annoys the living shit out of me.
Yeah. Same reason I can't stand "reality" TV
Posted by: Truman North at December 01, 2011 09:07 AM (I2LwF)
Posted by: merry at December 01, 2011 01:05 PM (oZfic)
Posted by: guy with an actual sense of humor at December 01, 2011 09:08 AM (3Okgs)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 01, 2011 09:10 AM (MyByM)
maybe it's a generational thing. I didn't say I hated it, that's pretty strong, I said it got tedious and would have been better had they just done one or two of their best shots. Real comedy is difficult.
Posted by: merry at December 01, 2011 09:10 AM (oZfic)
Man of the people, you are.
Posted by: Mike James at December 01, 2011 09:12 AM (E5gnO)
If they did this on Black Friday, they should be punched in the nuts. Hard. Yeah, it's really super funny to pull a prank that could result in the person you are punking getting fired if they don't respond to your assholeness with courtesy and patience. Super funny there chief.
Posted by: alexthechick at December 01, 2011 09:12 AM (VtjlW)
Yeah, that paid-by-the-hour guy looked like he was really angry that he was being taken away from his other, far more important, job of replacing misplaced stock on the shelves for all of 5 minutes
Posted by: guy with an actual sense of humor at December 01, 2011 09:12 AM (3Okgs)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 01, 2011 09:14 AM (MyByM)
Posted by: AuthorLMendez Has App Become Co-Bloggers Enemy #1 at December 01, 2011 09:14 AM (yAor6)
http://www.geekosystem.com/alcohol-free-whiskey/
Yeah... that exists. I don't know why it exists; but someone does make it.
Posted by: gekkobear at December 01, 2011 09:14 AM (X0NX1)
BWAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
Did your friends tell you that? Or your cats?
Well, I probably shouldn't argue with you, of all people, about what is tedious and what isn't.
Baby, you are the epitome of tedious.
Posted by: guy with an actual sense of humor at December 01, 2011 09:16 AM (3Okgs)
That's what I was thinking. I was sure it was a California Target, from the workers, but we don't do 'downstairs'.
You guys need to get wit' it. In the very tony Buckhead section in Atlanta, not only do we have a two-story Target, it comes equipped with a Very Special Escalator designed for you and your cart.
I shit you not.
Posted by: Mister Christopher at December 01, 2011 09:17 AM (cjGZv)
from "beltway Confidential" (via drudge)
sure they are going to be fine, they have legacies to Harvard, Princeton and Columbia and go to the most expensive prestigious school in DC
Posted by: merry at December 01, 2011 09:17 AM (oZfic)
Posted by: mpfs at December 01, 2011 09:18 AM (iYbLN)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 01, 2011 09:18 AM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Cicerokid at December 01, 2011 09:18 AM (pRl5Q)
Posted by: t-bird at December 01, 2011 09:19 AM (FcR7P)
Actually, no. Part of their jobs is to help customers. That's why they are there. And, seriously, 5 minutes taken out of their miserable day? Really? This is what people find offensive?
And they are paid by the hour and if they don't finish putting stuff on the shelves, the next guy will.
Hell, if I worked there, I would be happy for the brief respite from my otherwise tedious job.
Posted by: guy with an actual sense of humor at December 01, 2011 09:19 AM (3Okgs)
Posted by: laceyunderalls at December 01, 2011 09:21 AM (pLTLS)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 01, 2011 09:22 AM (MyByM)
Posted by: t-bird at December 01, 2011 09:22 AM (FcR7P)
That's what I was thinking. I was sure it was a California Target, from the workers, but we don't do 'downstairs'.
You guys need to get wit' it. In the very tony Buckhead section in Atlanta, not only do we have a two-story Target, it comes equipped with a Very Special Escalator designed for you and your cart.
I shit you not.
Posted by: Mister Christopher at December 01, 2011 01:17 PM (cjGZv)
That's what our Target is like too. I keep waiting for some idiot to leave their kid in the cart....I have faith it will happen.
Posted by: Tami at December 01, 2011 09:22 AM (X6akg)
I saw it as a funny prank on each other, not on the employees.
I was thinking the same thing. The "funny" was the revelation of the items on the list and silliness of making the other guy ask for it.
That kind of 'funny' does not transfer to others (the audience), unfortunately. So it was funny for the two nerds, not so much for anyone else.
Posted by: soothsayer at December 01, 2011 09:23 AM (sqkOB)
Posted by: mpfs at December 01, 2011 09:23 AM (iYbLN)
See- that's funny. When the prank-er learns (or should learn) that it's not really funny to prank someone. Especially at the office. The other employees are not there for your amusement, they're there to do their jobs. Sending them on pointless errands wastes company time and money.
I haven't seen the clip, but just from the still that's up there, I doubt this was really Black Friday- not nearly enough people around.
That said- I'll reserve judgement based on how absurd the items were. "An oil painting of Clowns invading Normandy" or whatever may seem absurd- but more absurd things actually exist. So it kind of depends on the rest of the list. If its things that might sound like real items (a wire stretcher, for instance), they missed the funny. If it's truly absurd things (a UFO repair kit), then it might be funny.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney at December 01, 2011 09:24 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 01, 2011 09:26 AM (MyByM)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) says 'No' to RINO Romney
Exactly. Who would have thought the vibrator alarm clock really exists? Until the ONT last night I had no idea. I really need to click on the Amazon linky now.
Posted by: mpfs at December 01, 2011 09:27 AM (iYbLN)
Posted by: lowandslow at December 01, 2011 09:28 AM (7Nq2G)
Posted by: Potato Bandit at December 01, 2011 09:31 AM (H15Ok)
Posted by: mpfs at December 01, 2011 01:27 PM (iYbLN)
you know I was looking for a gift for my brother...
Posted by: AuthorLMendez Has App Become Co-Bloggers Enemy #1 at December 01, 2011 09:32 AM (yAor6)
If I lived near a two story Target with Very Special Escalators for me and my cart, I would never ever ever leave.
Posted by: alexthechick at December 01, 2011 09:35 AM (VtjlW)
Actually, I am working retail right now. And while I understand that everyone has a job to do, helping the customer is their first priority, no matter what their primary role is in the store.
And seriously, a couple of minutes out of their day is not going to make a huge difference in what they get accomplished. If they had a couple of dozen people running around the store wasting everyone's time, then yes, I would agree that that would be wrong, malicious and certainly not funny.
Seriously, lighten up a bit. It was a joke. Yo may or may not have found it funny, but it didn't endanger these people's jobs or inconvenience them all that much.
If I was the manager, I actually would have been very happy to see them taking the time to help.
Posted by: guy with an actual sense of humor at December 01, 2011 09:41 AM (3Okgs)
That's not funny to me at all.
Posted by: wiserbud at December 01, 2011 09:46 AM (3Okgs)
Yes indeedy. When I first moved here in '99, that's exactly what it was. Then the hip-hop/thug culture pushed the undergrad/co-ed scene out of the nightclubs and bars, and now mayor Sam Massell has been transitioning the area to high-end retail over the last few years.
Posted by: Mister Christopher at December 01, 2011 09:48 AM (cjGZv)
Posted by: Meremortal at December 01, 2011 10:04 AM (IF0Oc)
Let's see how long I last this time. It was about 4 hours last time. Thanks, whoever is responsible.
Hi morons.
Posted by: Meremortal at December 01, 2011 10:05 AM (IF0Oc)
@ 77 If it's truly absurd things (a UFO repair kit), then it might be funny.
Actually, I have one of those.
Posted by: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus at December 01, 2011 10:09 AM (+inic)
Posted by: Dang's Wife at December 01, 2011 10:14 AM (BbX1b)
Posted by: Meezle at December 01, 2011 10:49 AM (vvdMH)
Posted by: Meezle at December 01, 2011 10:53 AM (vvdMH)
Posted by: Greg at December 01, 2011 11:13 AM (MDQQ7)
Posted by: osoloco at December 01, 2011 12:31 PM (FRZGg)
>If its things that might sound like real items (a wire stretcher, for instance),
Actually, that *is* a real item, used in building wire fences. It's two pices of wood bolted together, one of which has a metal channel where a piece of wire can fit in. Bringing the sticks together closes the channel, clamping onto the wire. The wire stretcher is then placed against a nearby fencepost or tree, and when you lean on it, the wire for the wire fence you are building (which is already anchored down on the last post or tree) is pulled taught. While you hold it taught, a buddy staples the wire to the post or tree.
Posted by: barbed-wire fence-buildin' fool at December 01, 2011 01:03 PM (Ao3xb)
Posted by: Jim Treacher at December 01, 2011 02:41 PM (X3KAb)
Posted by: steevy at December 01, 2011 03:26 PM (7WJOC)
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Posted by: Red Mist epub at December 01, 2011 05:30 PM (bmOvB)
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Posted by: One on One ePub at December 01, 2011 09:52 PM (f2BIN)
That's what our Target is like
too. I keep waiting for some idiot to leave their kid in the cart....I
have faith it will happen.
Posted by: Tami at December 01, 2011 01:22 PM (X6akg)
Saw it just last month at the two story Wal Mart up the street. Dad of the year was going up the escalator trying to pull daughter out of cart and over the Plexiglas divider when a store employee stopped the escalator and ran to help.
And I desperately want an oil painting of clowns storming the beach at Normandy now.
Posted by: Weirddave at December 02, 2011 10:14 PM (L9pfS)
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