tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post5816982716906683821..comments2023-07-04T08:10:14.015-04:00Comments on Sonshine Thoughts: Freaks, Funnies and FoiblesRebecca T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11994380364321336824noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-55875256503251249672010-04-19T11:43:15.996-04:002010-04-19T11:43:15.996-04:00if we only have 1 sort of book on Rwanda, what mak...<i>if we only have 1 sort of book on Rwanda, what makes you think we would have any books on a village IN Rwanda?!</i><br /><br />I LOVE how customers seem to think there are multiple books (enough to fill a section) on <i>everything</i> (see also: photo-voltaic books). <br /><br />There are actually lots of subjects without books, people...<br /><br /><i>You have now proved yourself smarter than 90% of the adults that shop here!</i><br /><br />I love it! <br /><br /><i>Because this is the easiest way to tell if it is the book you are looking for.</i><br /><br />They just want to make sure they're getting a good value for their money. ;) <br /><br /><i>It's $30. We can give you $15 cash right now for this one.</i><br /><br />Gah, people do this ALL THE TIME. Just because something is damaged doesn't mean the barter system is back in use. <br /><br />We sell the books for the price our Corporate Masters tell us to charge. Beyond that, we cannot bargain with you, no matter how alluring your counter offer may be.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-46134478704277922242010-04-13T09:11:23.337-04:002010-04-13T09:11:23.337-04:00so now I Gahooglepediad it (Nods to Blam for the c...<br><i>so now I Gahooglepediad it (Nods to Blam for the conglomoration)</i><br /><br />You're welcome! But isn't it more of a ... Whaddaya call it? ... thing on the foot of the girl who played Queen Amidala... <i>portmanteau</i>?<br /><br /><i>The winner this week asked me for our section ... on photovoltaic systems.</i><br /><br />My local big-box bookstore used to have a <i>café</i> area, but apparently the young-adult segment of the photovoltaic-systems market has, like, tripled over the past 18 months.<br /><br /><i>I SAID, it's YELLOW!</i><br /><br />"And it has a lot of phone numbers in it."<br /><br /><i>"You know all about this stuff, don't you? I should introduce you to my son!"</i><br /><br />You'll both meet on <i>eta</i>-Harmony sooner or later, anyway.<br /><br />VW: <i>litin</i> — A peaceful demonstration held by smokers.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-70749590307884088452010-04-08T23:05:07.234-04:002010-04-08T23:05:07.234-04:00LOL!!
Speaking of chickens, the whole family was...LOL!! <br /><br />Speaking of chickens, the whole family was at a Jamaican club/restaurant a few years back and a man asked my dad how many cows he would have to give him for me. <br /><br />Dad simply replied, "Alive?" (referring to the cows)<br /><br />That's love for ya.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-83598314389153689752010-04-08T15:53:44.447-04:002010-04-08T15:53:44.447-04:00Ha, Just too funny. I am a retired elementary scho...Ha, Just too funny. I am a retired elementary school librarian, and a lot of the same type of things happened while I was so occupied. The question about how many pages in a book was a favorite of kids coming in looking for a book to do a report on. They didn't want one that would take too long to read. I once had a child ask me if Booker T. Washington was kin to George Washington.Grammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080499751409620799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-28499557750277758502010-04-08T10:24:08.053-04:002010-04-08T10:24:08.053-04:00LMAO! I love the bartering with chickens bit.
als...LMAO! I love the bartering with chickens bit.<br /><br />also, you should have asked that lady if her son was cute. THAT would have been the correct responseSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-35107936428017912302010-04-08T07:43:25.988-04:002010-04-08T07:43:25.988-04:00Dealing with the public can only make us look bett...Dealing with the public can only make us look better and smarter! Fun post!Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891208362992412147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-2027020750617479442010-04-08T02:19:45.524-04:002010-04-08T02:19:45.524-04:00hahaha. Peeing in my pants!hahaha. Peeing in my pants!Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-86586254166917148822010-04-07T23:21:52.426-04:002010-04-07T23:21:52.426-04:00About to head to bed but I had to read retail wedn...About to head to bed but I had to read retail wednesday! Awesome as always, and even though I knew a couple of the stories already I laughed alot!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395807881741019770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-4526552545868582192010-04-07T21:23:50.117-04:002010-04-07T21:23:50.117-04:00So glad you managed to work Retail Wednesday into ...So glad you managed to work Retail Wednesday into the A to Z challenge! <br /><br />I love the episode about the lady who wants to set you up with her son. But honestly, I'd be pretty intrigued by the idea of going on a date with a guy who asks for those particular books for his birthday. :PJennMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754816706901976659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-85655151936479154582010-04-07T21:00:43.546-04:002010-04-07T21:00:43.546-04:00Haha, these were great :) This was probably the b...Haha, these were great :) This was probably the best part about working retail.M.R.J. Le Blanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770517124639901061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-75359946728522013202010-04-07T20:34:25.190-04:002010-04-07T20:34:25.190-04:00You can hardly wait to get to work everyday, can y...You can hardly wait to get to work everyday, can you? :)<br /><br />Working with the public is quite an experience indeed.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12819089896296871441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-87181104464726588542010-04-07T20:07:17.388-04:002010-04-07T20:07:17.388-04:00Love dealing with the public-- you hear all sorts ...Love dealing with the public-- you hear all sorts of things.<br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/2010/03/blog-boggled-blogging-from-to-z-april.html" rel="nofollow">Blogging From A to Z April Challenge</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881903861346737553.post-3674197736266155962010-04-07T19:54:13.332-04:002010-04-07T19:54:13.332-04:00I love these posts! People can be so incredibly se...I love these posts! People can be so incredibly self-absorbed and funny! Gotta love it - so where's that yellow book??? :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.com