Funny Experiences of Taking Things Literally

[RemyZee]

OK what are your funniest silliest most rabble rousing stories about taking things way too literally, thus resulting in ensuing embarrassment?

All I can say is: I used to go to this park..And yes, I thought the robot was real. didn't even question it. Of course It was a man in a costume. But I was so smitten by this robot, the music and dancing and the freedom of it, , I actually called the number on the website, saying that I wanted to volunteer, but I would need to learn the technical aspect, because I had never worked with robots before. I had no idea what I saw in that park was real, didn't even question it. I am not dumb. But someone had to tell me, after laughing hardy, that it wasn't real. It was like my mind couldn't stretch in a way that would allow for two things to be true at the same time

 

[Outdated]

I had one a few years back. A man knocked on my front door, when I answered I vaguely recognised him as one of the carers looking after people in a share house across the road. He asked me "Would you like some extra company for a while?".

My answer was honest and instantaneous, it was like he'd just asked me if I'd like a smack in the mouth.

No.

With that he got angry and stormed off, I couldn't understand what was going on so I stood in my doorway and watched as he went back over the road, locked the front door of the house, then jumped in his car and screamed off down the street like a bat out of hell.

Then the penny dropped, he wanted someone to watch over his charges for a while because he had to go out. If he'd asked the correct question I would have happily done that for him, but ask me an unexpected question and you'll likely get an honest answer.

 

[Dagan]

This one guy that was already someone who liked to speak arrogantly about himself, he started talking about how he was "years behind, but he's into them pogs, now - collecting pogs, bro."

I thought he meant pawgs, so I bluntly asked him how many women he considered a collection...and that...maybe don't talk about that at work.

We both learned more that day.