The broken lens
Many of the stories here are about stupidity rather than ignorance, so I'll follow suit and post a story I've been waiting a long time to share.

Back in the 90s my mate Pete worked for a company which provided coatings for various types of lenses. One of his workmates, named Gavin, was renowned for doing stupid things, so he spent most of his time working in the mailroom where he couldn't do much damage.

One day he was wrapping up a coated lens which had to be sent to Germany. Said lens was worth several hundreds of pounds, or at least it was before Gavin dropped it and it broke into four identical pieces. Fearful that this really would mean the sack this time, Gavin asked Pete and some of the others how he could get out of this. Simple, they said, just send it anyway and when the German company complains, claim it must have got broken in transit. A very grateful Gavin thanked them for saving his bacon and went off to complete the task.

A few days later Gavin was called into the boss's office. The conversation went something like this:

Boss: Gavin, our German client's just been on the phone. That lens you sent was broken into four pieces.
Gavin (smugly): Really? Must have got broken in transit then. Some of those delivery companies can be very careless and...
Boss: Gavin, if it really did get broken in transit, will you kindly explain to me why when it arrived, each of the four broken pieces was wrapped individually?
(eesnahk, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 5:04, 5 replies)

Haha
Don't let that man reproduce!
( DavyBoyInGravyJoy Grey Goose Vodka on Ice, nothing finer, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 5:30, closed)

Superb!

( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 9:46, closed)

Hee Hee Hee
*Click*
(Stashie is plotting against his blender on, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 9:51, closed)

Hahahahaha!
Numpty.
( Bob Todd whee, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 11:50, closed)

Magnificent!

( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 13:58, closed)