# "The line is too long." Another fun tale of customer stupidity

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-line-is-too-long-another-fun-tale-of-customer-stupidity/128925>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 21, 2002, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-line-is-too-long-another-fun-tale-of-customer-stupidity/128925 "2002-09-21T03:26:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2002, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-line-is-too-long-another-fun-tale-of-customer-stupidity/128925/184 "2002-10-06T17:48:50Z")

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hey Baltotop, that sig looks like a weak version of an old Irish saying,

An Irishman is never drunk as long as he can hold onto a single blade of grass and not fall off the face of the earth.  
now returning you to your regularly scheduled rant about a customer that never was…or something like that.

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**Author:** ![baltotop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@baltotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baltotop)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2002, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-line-is-too-long-another-fun-tale-of-customer-stupidity/128925/185 "2002-10-07T16:23:20Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Critical1 \*  
> **hey Baltotop, that sig looks like a weak version of an old Irish saying, An Irishman is never drunk as long as he can hold onto a single blade of grass and not fall off the face of the earth.**

Really :smack: , I got that sig from a joke website about a month ago and thought it was funny… But i think i like your version better… 😃 😃  
Now back to Trash the Customer Month… HEHE …

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