Back in the days of DOS and having to use the command line. My mom had to explain to someone what the C prompt was. He told her the computer was broken because all that was visible was c:\ and did not load directly into windows

Yep, this. I worked as a cashier for a while and a customer was floored that I used the word "anthropomorphism" and knew what it meant. I then told her that the woman currently bagging her groceries just got her PhD in nuclear physics and was doing this part-time until her new job in nuclear physics started.

I yelled at a server once, only once in my life, and in my defense, I'd tried leaving the daggone restaurant. He followed me into the parking lot to question his tip. This was after he refused to replace my cracked water glass (the glass was actually visibly cracked and had a chip in the rim, so I was afraid to drink…

Sadly, my sister really is allergic to garlic. A real garlic allergy can be super unpleasant - she's got about 20 minutes and then, uh, explosive results. From both ends. People who lie about allergies suck.

Actor Richard Kind had a story about working as a waiter at some fancy place, which had Steak Tartar (raw) on the menu. So, whenever someone ordered that, he'd kinda jokingly say, "and how would you like that cooked?" If they laughed, that's how he'd know they knew what Tartar actually meant, and if they told him…

Blockbuster was my very first job. The first customer I took care of out of training, I asked him for his card like a good little soldier. He hands it to me, I pull up the account. "Oh, I'm sorry sir, you have $27.35 in late fees." He nods vigorously, then picks up his backpack and drops it on the counter. The sound…

I'm convinced that the people who do this think that restaurant workers/servers are beneath them, inferior and stupid because of the nature of the work. Or, they get off on subjugating someone who is in a position where they really can't fight back (or both).

I know someone who is diabetic, and finally things got kind of bad and her doctor gave her a pamphlet with some dietary guidelines to follow. It was the usual stuff like, whole grains, fruits and veggies, lean protein, etc, but at the end was an admonishment in all caps - "NO RANCH DRESSING!!!!!"

In which I am the idiot: I always wondered why the ladies at the burrito stand looked at me weird when I ordered a veggie burrito with no lettuce, tomato, or sour cream. Turns out I was ordering a beans, rice and cheese burrito, which is cheaper than the veggie.

If the bride wants it to match she has to pay for it. Otherwise he will wear pressed, clean suit in either black, grey, brown, or navy blue, and she will deal with it. Tell her he will be happy to step aside during photographs or keep to the back if that is her concern.

Megabits sounds like a cereal that's mostly sugar.

I got so many questions about how many GeeBee's something had. Or one customer, and this is such a minor thing, but it drove me nuts, kept asking about how many Megabits it had, and no matter how many times I deliberately used the word Gigabytes instead to try and get him to realize he was saying the wrong thing, he…

I grew up in an anti-vax household, and have the scars to prove it (measles was the worst). For my first child, I was all into the natural diapers, no unnecessary shots, etc. He came down with chicken pox when he was about 2. The breakouts weren't too bad, but the virus ended up taking a different turn and he ended…

Stars from a fellow shingles-sufferer. I got it when I was 20 (tha'fuck) and that was the single worst illness I've ever had (and I've run the gambit). I don't remember what chicken pox were like because I was so young, but man shingles are the WORST.

I plan on my kids getting it (mini-cupcake #1 due sometime in the next 2-6 weeks). Not so much because chicken pox is a horrible illness for most kids (got it myself about 3 years before the vaccine was available), but because I want to contribute to herd immunity for kiddos that are too young or cannot get the…

"Having chicken pox does not protect against shingles later on. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding what you said."

I can give one reason. I'm old and they didn't have the chicken pox vaccine when I was a kid. Everybody just got chicken pox and it wasn't that big of a deal. Except I never got it. I got it when I was an adult and I was very very very sick. You wouldn't wish it on your worst enemy. I never knew that there was a…

I wasn't super opinionated about them for a while one way or the other... then I had neuralgia, which is the most painful thing I have ever been through in my entire life and I say this as someone who has been in active labor for 18 hours.

I think the point of giving your kid the chickenpox vaccine is that if you never get chicken pox, you will never get shingles. The only people that get shingles are those that have had chicken pox. So the vax doesn't just prevent chicken pox, it prevents shingles, which is more painful, serious and CAN have permanent…

Having chicken pox does not protect against shingles later on. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding what you said.