# Just give me my stupid sign **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 13, 2003, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-give-me-my-stupid-sign/188107 "2003-07-13T04:23:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-give-me-my-stupid-sign/188107/1 "2003-07-13T04:23:14Z")
There is a comedian out there that as part of his act says when someone says something stupid you rive them a sign to wear that says stupid, then you know not to ask them anything like directions to a place. Well I’m here for my sign. Today we bought a new microwave. When I say we I mean my mother. She brings it home and when I say she I mean my father and I unpack it. When I say I, I mean I. My mother doesn’t see it because she went out food shopping. When I looked at it I said she isn’t going to like it, the front is a blue/green color. When she gets home she says take it back I wanted all silver. So we were going to pack it up in the morning. I looked online to see if I could find it cheaper but it seems this model is only sold in one store and the online price is the same, but the online ad only shows all silver. So I started thinking, then I stopped thinking because it hurt my head. So later tonight I was in the kitchen and the idea came to me to see if there was a protective film over the blue/green front. Well it tuns out there was no film over it, the front was the film, so after peeling it off we now have a silver front. Yes I was stupid for not thinking of it so I’d like my sign and one for each of my parents too. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-give-me-my-stupid-sign/188107/2 "2003-07-13T05:18:03Z")
But on the good news front, at least you didn’t have to be shown this startling concept in front of a minimum-wage flunkie who can bareky hide his annoyance and laughter at your stupidity while all the other customers behind you snicker into their hands and pledge to remember this story to share with friends later. That’s something. Oh, and here’s your sign… ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-give-me-my-stupid-sign/188107/3 "2003-07-13T05:24:11Z")
Putting sign on Thanks evilbneth, of course being laughet by the people in the store may have been better than telling the entire community here what I did 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-give-me-my-stupid-sign/188107/4 "2003-07-13T05:27:39Z")
Best. Laugh [I’ve had today]. Ever \ Can I swap this for a silver fronted one? \ \ ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-give-me-my-stupid-sign/188107/5 "2003-07-13T05:33:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MannyL \* > \*\* > > Thanks evilbneth, of course being laughet by the people in the store may have been better than telling the entire community here what I did 🙂 \*\* True, but at least after _we_ tell our friends about your incident you don’t run as big a risk of running into one of them in public as you would in your hometown! ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-give-me-my-stupid-sign/188107/6 "2003-07-13T11:46:54Z")
I think you negated the need for a stupid sign when you thought enough to peel off the film. One cancelled out the other 🙂