Idiot sightings

[chrisinhouston]

Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

Inspired by Classic's post here.

Not long after grocery store delis started using digital scales, my Mom asked for a third of a pound of ham. The young woman behind the counter froze with a confused look on her face. Mom translated ".33".

"Oooh." the girl said, "Do you work at a deli, too?"

I had something similar. I went to my supermarket's deli back at Christmas and asked for a 2 inch slice of Pancetta for some dishes I was cooking. The girl looked at me and then at her slicer and a chart of cut thicknesses, then back to the machine.

She finally turned to me and said, "The machine won't slice anything thicker then 1/2 inch."

I said, "well that's ok, why don't you just use a big knife."

"Oh" she said, "We don't have any knives back here."

"No knives in a deli?" I asked.

"No" she said, "We are only trained on how to use the scales for weighing and the meat slicer, they don't teach us how to use a knife."