Moments That Made People Think “What’s Going On Here?”
Sometimes life gets confusing. Whether it’s wandering into the wrong store, forgetting where we are, or just getting lost, we’ve all had times when we’ve been completely out of our depth doing something that should be perfectly ordinary.
Here are some real stories from times people got muddled up and couldn’t figure out what was going on.
The Wrong Coupon
One time this older dude rushes up to order and slams a coupon on the counter saying ”I want this!” I pick it up. It has menu items for KFC.
I ask him “What exactly would you like to order?”
He instantly gets disgruntled with me for not reading his god darn mind and shakes his finger at the coupon and said “Well Whatever is on the coupon, obviously!?” in a condescending tone.
I just look at him for a minute and say word for word “Sir, this is McDonald’s. I don’t know what you want me to do with this KFC coupon.” He looks at me dumbfounded.
Then looks behind me at the menu and around the store, (like this isn’t his first time walking into the wrong establishment), grabs the coupon and storms off.
Story credit: Reddit / Apprehensive–Toe
A Hairy Situation
Not me, my daughter. She answered the phone, appropriately, “Radiology.” Guy on the phone was looking for some test results, but she couldn’t find his name, or his wife’s name anywhere.
Long confusing call. Finally she asks for the name of the animal. “What animal? I’m asking about my wife’s test!”
“Sir, this is a veterinary hospital.” Story credit: Reddit / Sparky-Malarky
Wrong Address
A woman came in our shop demanding to help her fix her car because it was our job to do so. I worked in a pawn shop. I told her that the car repair store was at the corner of the street and she got the address mixed up.
She looked ashamed and I never saw her again. Story credit: Reddit / Ok-Age3061
A Jumbo Misunderstanding
My wife was doing an interview and the interviewer asked her “How she would handle a situation if there was an Elephant in the room.” Not being familiar with the phrase she proceeded to describe in detail all the things she would consider to help get the Elephant out of the room.
The interviewers allowed her to finish and she didn’t realize it until she told me about it later. Story credit: Reddit / Overrated_22