a Dilbert moment
Oct. 21st, 2001 02:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cellioMy previous entry reminded me of something that happened to me a few months ago, and that I thought I would record here.
Recently I had the following encounter in the deli section of a large grocery store:
Me: I'd like a pint of the jello salad, please.
(The kid behind the counter reaches for the cup-sized container.)
Me: Sorry -- pint, not cup.
Kid: Huh?
Me: (pointing) This size.
Kid: Oh. That's a pound.
Me: That depends on what you put in it.
Kid: Huh?
Me: "Pint" is volume, not weight. What that amount weighs depends on what you put in it.
Kid: This is a pound, not a pint.
Me: If you fill it with potato salad it's probably more than a pound; if you fill it with that marshmallow fluff it's a lot less.
Kid: Huh?
Me: Never mind, just give me a pound of jello.
In case you're wondering, my pound of jello weighed about 12 ounces.
Recently I had the following encounter in the deli section of a large grocery store:
Me: I'd like a pint of the jello salad, please.
(The kid behind the counter reaches for the cup-sized container.)
Me: Sorry -- pint, not cup.
Kid: Huh?
Me: (pointing) This size.
Kid: Oh. That's a pound.
Me: That depends on what you put in it.
Kid: Huh?
Me: "Pint" is volume, not weight. What that amount weighs depends on what you put in it.
Kid: This is a pound, not a pint.
Me: If you fill it with potato salad it's probably more than a pound; if you fill it with that marshmallow fluff it's a lot less.
Kid: Huh?
Me: Never mind, just give me a pound of jello.
In case you're wondering, my pound of jello weighed about 12 ounces.
Now you can *really* annoy him!
Date: 2001-10-22 06:33 am (UTC)