[Humour] Joke du Jour

[Icy Gull]

Just asked the woman in Bargain Books if Prince Harry's book is available to download. She asked "Do you want it in PDF File"

I said "No, that's his uncle"

 

[Questions]

Would you need a converter to download an ebook to a PDF File ?

 

[el punal]

I think I’ve got a Spare somewhere around if you want to borrow it.

 

[Normal Rob]

I'm afraid that that doesn't work - the additional F makes it scan very poorly.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

His Uncle is a Portable Document Format? Sounds unlikely unless he is part of the Adobe side of the family. Also seems like Bargain Books need to up their standards of Customer Service Advisors as "Do you want in in PDF file" is terrible grammar. Maybe "a PDF file" would have worked but still clumsy English. "Would you like it in PDF format?" would be a much more acceptable sentence. Although I am not sure Bargain Books offer an E-Book service and if they do, not sure their in-store assistants would be selling them.

Personally, I think the woman was trying but failing to make a paedophile joke.

 

[Questions]

I'm afraid that that doesn't work - the additional F makes it scan very poorly.

It’s like PIN NUMBER …… it’s just PIN or PI number.

 

[Icy Gull]

I'm afraid that that doesn't work - the additional F makes it scan very poorly.

Say it out loud it scans fine

 

[jcdenton08]

His Uncle is a Portable Document Format? Sounds unlikely unless he is part of the Adobe side of the family. Also seems like Bargain Books need to up their standards of Customer Service Advisors as "Do you want in in PDF file" is terrible grammar. Maybe "a PDF file" would have worked but still clumsy English. "Would you like it in PDF format?" would be a much more acceptable sentence. Although I am not sure Bargain Books offer an E-Book service and if they do, not sure their in-store assistants would be selling them.

Personally, I think the woman was trying but failing to make a paedophile joke.

This was also my first thought - it strikes me though as very unprofessional if not downright offensive. I am surprised because the service in Bargain Books is generally superb.

Was this staff member wearing a name badge? This definitely sounds like something which should be raised with management.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Where is this 'Bargain Books' outlet?

I've just spent the past 15 minutes trying to seek a local shop.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Say it out loud it scans fine

Ah - she thinks his uncle is a pee-dee-eff-phile. Those vile Paeddeeffphiles

 

[Questions]

Is there such a thing as a PD phial ?

A vial is the same thing as well

 

[Dick Swiveller]

This was also my first thought - it strikes me though as very unprofessional if not downright offensive. I am surprised because the service in Bargain Books is generally superb.

Was this staff member wearing a name badge? This definitely sounds like something which should be raised with management.

I had a different experience. I went into an independent book shop and asked if they had an electronic format of Prince Harry's book. "I'm sorry sir, we refuse to stock that book as his uncle is a Nonce" was the straight to the point answer I got. You get a much better quality of service at independent shops.

 

[Is it PotG?]

I was seeking an audiobook format, and was offered the mp3 version.

When I complained I needed high resolution quality files, I certainly took some flac.

 

[Acker79]

Seems odd she would go to a PDF, most eBooks tend to be ePUB files.