Title: Late Night Stories from the Day Prior... Post by: KyoZaber on December 03, 2010, 02:33:23 am So... Earlier this evening I was sitting in my chair, watching "El Hazard : The Wanderers" (excellent anime by the way) when I hear a knock at the door...
Looking up at the clock, I notice that it's late. You know the kind of late, the "who the heck is knocking at my door!?" kind of late. Upon getting up & looking through the eye-glass, I see a Pizza Delivery man... Thus confusing me even more. I open the door, and thus begins this conversation... ================== Kyo : *Quizzical look.* Yo~ Pizza Guy : Hey, um, is this Apartment 21? Kyo : *Repressing a look a disbelief, and containing other emotions trying not to be rude.* Err... No... This is kinda number 18. *Points up to his door which has the number 18 on it.* Pizza Guy : Oh! Well... Do you know where 21 is? I mean, I found 19 and 20 *Gestures over to doors on his left.* Kyo : *Nearly at a loss for words.* Err... well... I don't really know myself. I'd guess they'd be on the next floor up. I've never been to that apartment myself... so... yeah... sorry. Pizza Guy : Oh! Ok... Well... Thanks anyway. Kyo : Yeah, have a good night. *Closes & locks door.* O_o .... ================== So... yeah. Seemed like a nice enough guy... Just... I mean... Maybe he's illiterate... or... just tired. I... still am quite amazed that he'd make such an obvious mistake on counting. I mean... 18 doesn't equal 21 last time I checked. ... Or has some new fangled counting system been put in place when I wasn't looking? :O Feel free to comment, or share your own... *Insert dramatic music.* "Late Night Stories from the Day Prior!" Title: Re: Late Night Stories from the Day Prior... Post by: Mr.NoName on December 03, 2010, 04:37:55 pm Kyo : *Quizzical look.* Yo~ Pizza Guy : Hey, um, is this Apartment 21? Kyo: It's about time! Do you know how long I've been waiting for that pizza? You can tell your manager that I'm not paying for it. Fix'd. 9 times out of 10, this gets you a free pizza. Also, it's fun to wait outside of apartment buildings with cash on hand, ready to intercept people's pizzas. I actually had a similar thought.. ::) ----------------------- Maybe he was dyslexic? I don't know if that effects the ability to read numbers, though. It could also be that he's just really, really tired. I tend to make similar mistakes when I run low on energy. :L Title: Re: Late Night Stories from the Day Prior... Post by: Fureon on December 03, 2010, 05:32:55 pm watching "El Hazard : The Wanderers" (excellent anime by the way) Watch the original El-Hazard OVA. I haven't seen The Wanderers but I heard it's not comparable to the original.Title: Re: Late Night Stories from the Day Prior... Post by: Blackcat on December 03, 2010, 06:00:52 pm So, this was not about Roman numerals?
Title: Re: Late Night Stories from the Day Prior... Post by: KyoZaber on December 04, 2010, 03:38:31 am So, this was not about Roman numerals? Nope, modern written numbers. If our apartment doors had Roman numerals, I'd have cut the dude a little more slack. watching "El Hazard : The Wanderers" (excellent anime by the way) Watch the original El-Hazard OVA. I haven't seen The Wanderers but I heard it's not comparable to the original.I'll have it on my "To get" list, however at the current price of $90 new, I'm going to have to hold off on it for a while. ^^; Besides, I'm deeply enjoying The Wanderers thus far. ^_^ Title: Re: Late Night Stories from the Day Prior... Post by: KyoZaber on December 04, 2010, 12:03:31 pm Oh, you're one of them "buyers". I heard about yer types. ;) Just keeping what we love alive. |