Putting people in their place.

Lando Griffin · 10-08-2013 11:06pm #1

So today my OH was buying a smart phone and the assistant was loving showing off how tech savy she was when she asked " You have wifi dont you" in a patronising way.
My OH looked at me quizingly to which I replied " yea, we have two of them"
This shut her right up and we bought the phone and insurance and left.
Have you ever put some wise crack in their place?

Christ the Redeemer · 10-08-2013 11:08pm

did you give her some savlon for the burn?

Tombo2001 · 10-08-2013 11:10pm

So your OH doesn't know what wifi is?

RachaelVO · 10-08-2013 11:10pm

I only ever think of something smart to say about 2 days later :mad::mad::mad:

castletownman · 10-08-2013 11:13pm

"That's cute. I remember when I had my first beer "

Best put down to anyone who acts the gom ever.

Sir Osis of Liver. · 10-08-2013 11:14pm

Leaving a couple of hundred quid in her shop really put her in her place alright.
That"ll learn her.

Gummy Panda · 10-08-2013 11:15pm

Lando Griffin wrote: »

So today my OH was buying a smart phone and the assistant was loving showing off how tech savy she was when she asked " You have wifi dont you" in a patronising way.
My OH looked at me quizingly to which I replied " yea, we have two of them"
This shut her right up and we bought the phone and insurance and left.
Have you ever put some wise crack in their place?

This didn't happen or the way you have portrayed it.

justforlaugh · 10-08-2013 11:19pm

Lando Griffin wrote: »

So today my OH was buying a smart phone and the assistant was loving showing off how tech savy she was when she asked " You have wifi dont you" in a patronising way.
My OH looked at me quizingly to which I replied " yea, we have two of them"
This shut her right up and we bought the phone and insurance and left.
Have you ever put some wise crack in their place?

what did she do wrong asking a Qs

maxwell smart · 10-08-2013 11:21pm

Was in Dublin somewhere getting lunch and was sitting across from an American couple. A motorcycle courier came in with a small box and gave it to someone behind the bar, got a signature and left.

The lady says to the man 'what was that about?' to which he replied 'We had them at home before we had email they are called couriers' and as he said this his eyes met mine.

I looked at him and said 'Yes that's right, unfortunately we haven't rolled out teleporters here in Ireland and still need people to hand deliver packages.

wil · 10-08-2013 11:21pm

RachaelVO wrote: »

I only ever think of something smart to say about 2 days later :mad::mad::mad:

Know what you mean. I'll be back in 2 days. Hope it's good:)

Sorry OP, you have 2 what

wesf · 10-08-2013 11:21pm

Lando Griffin wrote: »

So today my OH was buying a smart phone and the assistant was loving showing off how tech savy she was when she asked " You have wifi dont you" in a patronising way.
My OH looked at me quizingly to which I replied " yea, we have two of them"
This shut her right up and we bought the phone and insurance and left.
Have you ever put some wise crack in their place?

I don't get it

Too Tough To Die · 10-08-2013 11:24pm

I don't get it either.

frozenfrozen · 10-08-2013 11:24pm

frozenfrozen wrote: »

I had to explain this to Bishop Trevor Williams last week when he visited my school. He was taking questions and somebody said something to the effect of "with science religion isn't relevant" and he talked around his answer to it, didn't really say much and then started talking about scientists, namely Richard Dawkins who he said was "a terrible scientist" because he "denies the existence of any God(s), and as a scientist you can't make a claim like that." And as a scientist he should hold an agnostic view, and not be an atheist like he is. And he went on and said that about 5 different ways, trying his hardest to talk down about him, and once he had finished I just put up my hand and just quietly said: "Richard Dawkins is agnostic. He labelled himself a stage 7 agnostic so in the same way he doesn't deny the existence of any Gods, he equally doesn't deny the existence of aliens, but would believe in anything if there was real scientific evidence" (As claimed by Dawkins in his book 'The God Delusion.')
And he just said; "Oh. I seem to have misrepresented him." And then there were about 20 seconds of awkward complete silence, followed by some laughter and then he awkwardly moved on.

He said "good boy" as I walked by him on my way out. Brilliant.

Putting someone in their place feels great when they have a deep rooted superiority complex so great that they walk around in purple robes telling people they know best. heh heh heh.

Tmeos · 10-08-2013 11:25pm

Nor do I she asked a perfectly relevant question and you answered some kind of gibberish. If the place you were trying to out her was idiot-town I fear you're already living there.

Legs.Eleven · 10-08-2013 11:25pm

Not getting the joke...

Duckworth_Luas · 10-08-2013 11:25pm

wesf wrote: »

I don't get it

OP said something daft, paid for the phone and insurance and still feels he walked out of there like a boss?

wil · 10-08-2013 11:26pm

wesf wrote: »

I don't get it

I'm glad it wasnt only me.
Isn't that a bit like saying we have 2 electricities.

Ah, AH the great leveller

Flutterby80 · 10-08-2013 11:28pm

I'm confused...2 what??

wesf · 10-08-2013 11:28pm

I'd say the person in the shop had a good laugh after you left op

crockholm · 10-08-2013 11:28pm

Too Tough To Die wrote: »

I don't get it either.

Bejaysus!!! I heard you were dead!!:eek:

Frank Black · 10-08-2013 11:32pm

Lando Griffin wrote: »

So today my OH was buying a smart phone and the assistant was loving showing off how tech savy she was when she asked " You have wifi dont you" in a patronising way.
My OH looked at me quizingly to which I replied " yea, we have two of them"
This shut her right up and we bought the phone and insurance and left.
Have you ever put some wise crack in their place?

I don't get it.

Who am I meant to be cheering for in this anecdote?

wesf · 10-08-2013 11:33pm

Frank Black wrote: »

I don't get it.

Who am I meant to be cheering for in this anecdote?

The smart phone is smarter than the op?!

wil · 10-08-2013 11:34pm

Frank Black wrote: »

I don't get it.

Who am I meant to be cheering for in this anecdote?

Yourself of course:D

Oh and refer to my previous post:)

Too Tough To Die · 10-08-2013 11:34pm

crockholm wrote: »

Bejaysus!!! I heard you were dead!!:eek:

I don't do dead.

Sir Osis of Liver. · 10-08-2013 11:38pm

Perhaps the OP is tapping in to his neighbours broadband,in which case he could have two even three wifis.

woodoo · 10-08-2013 11:50pm

Ritchie and Eddie from Bottom go into a phone shop...

wil · 10-08-2013 11:56pm

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Perhaps the OP is tapping in to his neighbours broadband,in which case he could have two even three wifis.

No, still singular. It's a technology, not an object.

I have 'IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence' just didnt trip off the tongue.

_Kaiser_ · 10-08-2013 11:59pm

I don't get it.. but then I STILL don't know what a tracker mortgage is either

efb · 11-08-2013 12:00am

I can has wifis?

Duckworth_Luas · 11-08-2013 12:00am

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

I don't get it.. but then I STILL don't know what a tracker mortgage is either

I don't know what a tracker mortgage is either but at least I've got two of them so there!

EdenHazard · 11-08-2013 12:01am

Working and these nackers start wisecracking, 'dopey looking c*nt' and the uglies lad I've ever seen goes 'look like a cabbage' I was like 'dude, you have no hairline, your eyes are too close together, you have terrible skin, and have a double chin, also your pale as ****, go out and get the sun, then come back and call me that.

NuckingFacker · 11-08-2013 12:10am

Was buying the damn phone not a bit of a "negates smart comment I made in my own little mind"ish thing to do? Surely not buying the phone was the better road to take?

She goes "you do have wifi right?"
You go "Yes, and now you have a phone you could have sold, byyyee".

I like that version better.

Senna · 11-08-2013 12:15am

The jerk store called, they're running out of you!!!

Annasopra · 11-08-2013 12:25am

I still don't get this

danish pasterys · 11-08-2013 12:28am

RachaelVO wrote: »

I only ever think of something smart to say about 2 days later :mad::mad::mad:

Haha same here except almost with everything

danish pasterys · 11-08-2013 12:30am

I was in tesco and the shop assistant asked me if i was blind tat i didnt see a sign and i took it like a little bitch. That was two years ago and my god that will never happen again i dont take any **** anymore off people

Chucken · 11-08-2013 1:04am

danish pasterys wrote: »

Haha same here except almost with everything

danish pasterys wrote: »

I was in tesco and the shop assistant asked me if i was blind tat i didnt see a sign and i took it like a little bitch. That was two years ago and my god that will never happen again i dont take any **** anymore off people

Yes. Indeed.

ringadingding · 11-08-2013 1:09am

I bet it did shut her up .

How the fûck do you reply to that ?

razorblunt · 11-08-2013 1:13am

Wahey it's one of those threads were people post stories but include the witty remark they thought of after the matter. Splendid.

shleedance · 11-08-2013 1:21am

I can never think of one to save my life.

The closest I got was when a knackerish kid said to me as I went down the road "nice bike" in a very sarcastic tone. I replied "nice hat" in an equally sarcastic tone.

Mugatuu · 11-08-2013 1:25am

In the shop I work in, a large group of students came in the other day, three guys came up to the counter, they were all fairly tall, seemed older and I didn't think they were part of the students, one of them was a good 6ft and I asked did he get any petrol or diesel and he laughed in my face and handed me a bottle of sprite.

I looked and him and repeated the question and he goes "erm no I'm 18 for god sake?!" I replied "I assume you didn't get fuel then". and he responds with "clearly not... I got a bottle of sprite" proceeds to point to it on the counter and goes "Oh I suppose you want to see my Age-card for the sprite do you?!"

Seen as he was rude to me for no reason and clearly acting up in front of his friends I decided to put him in his place and told him no I clearly didn't want to see his little age card and asked him if he wanted a medal? he started to go all red and I handed him a "share a coke" key-ring, he asked what the key-ring was for and I told him it was for his bruised ego and his friends burst out laughing at him and he went even more red!

In fairness he deserved to be put in his place for showing of to his friends by being rude to me.. idiot !:pac:

Chucken · 11-08-2013 1:27am

razorblunt wrote: »

Wahey it's one of those threads were people post stories but include the witty remark they thought of after the matter. Splendid.

Its not really one of those threads. Its mostly people wondering what the OP was on about.

Birneybau · 11-08-2013 1:28am

EdenHazard wrote: »

Working and these nackers start wisecracking, 'dopey looking c*nt' and the uglies lad I've ever seen goes 'look like a cabbage' I was like 'dude, you have no hairline, your eyes are too close together, you have terrible skin, and have a double chin, also your pale as ****, go out and get the sun, then come back and call me that.

Classic EdenHazard

Birneybau · 11-08-2013 1:31am

Mugatuu wrote: »

In the shop I work in, a large group of students came in the other day, three guys came up to the counter, they were all fairly tall, seemed older and I didn't think they were part of the students, one of them was a good 6ft and I asked did he get any petrol or diesel and he laughed in my face and handed me a bottle of sprite.

I looked and him and repeated the question and he goes "erm no I'm 18 for god sake?!" I replied "I assume you didn't get fuel then". and he responds with "clearly not... I got a bottle of sprite" proceeds to point to it on the counter and goes "Oh I suppose you want to see my Age-card for the sprite do you?!"

Seen as he was rude to me for no reason and clearly acting up in front of his friends I decided to put him in his place and told him no I clearly didn't want to see his little age card and asked him if he wanted a medal? he started to go all red and I handed him a "share a coke" key-ring, he asked what the key-ring was for and I told him it was for his bruised ego and his friends burst out laughing at him and he went even more red!

In fairness he deserved to be put in his place for showing of to his friends by being rude to me.. idiot !:pac:

You told him! Woo, would have loved to have seen his face. BURN!

krudler · 11-08-2013 1:31am

So hang on, she asked you a perfectly normal question when buying a phone ensuring you weren't going to be spending a fortune on mobile data, you told her something stupid then bought phone insurance? you do realise you gave her extra commission for that?

Birneybau · 11-08-2013 1:35am

Shut up Becky!

Corvo Attano · 11-08-2013 1:42am

I'm at a loss to get anything from that OP.

OP you have come across as a mighty fool.

efb · 11-08-2013 1:43am

For the OP:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f_HsjpSVaI

skregs · 11-08-2013 3:12am

I remember this bitch in a phone shop asked me if I had wifi and I just looked at her dead in the eye, straight on, silently, for about 15 seconds, not blinking, not looking away. Then I told her I had banana flavoured milk in the fridge at home, handed her €50 and walked out without buying anything, and she didn't even work there.

I didn't look back, but if I did, the look on her face would have said it all. We both knew I had won that battle.

Rackstar · 11-08-2013 3:47am

Don't know who's thicker the op or his wife. What a waste of a thread.

Super-Rush · 11-08-2013 3:48am

Both the op's wifi's must be down.

Putting people in their place.

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