people are stupid.

The door is not locked until after 11:00 PM.

At Domino's it was locked all the time. We had a button behind the counter that would undo the magnetic lock so they could open the door. All they had to do was ring the bell, and we had a HUGE SIGN that said, "Please ring bell".

That came in handy the night I had a customer outside who looked irate and was making pointing motions at me.

It also came in handy the night ANOTHER customer showed up looking pissed. I had 911 on the phone as I pressed the button, and when he put a gun in my face the police were already on the way.

It's hard to find a pizza place in a large town that doesn't have some sort of door-locking system for later hours of the night. It's helped us keep out many drunks, violent frat boys, and people who bang on the door and INSIST that they can come in well after we're closed, even though I'm shouting, "We're closed!!! Go away and STOP BANGING ON THE DOOR!"

Are those good enough reasons?

Well, when you add the qualifier of "... after 11:00 pm," it does make it a little better. And locking the door when you're closed makes quite a bit of sense; I'm pretty sure everyone has that system in place.

See, I had thought you meant you kept the door locked during "normal" business hours, like between noon and nine, or so. But I can completely understand the "late-at-night-business-hours" locked-door policy.

Nope, though Domino's still does the all-day thing. It's mostly for safety. The pizzas aren't solid gold, but between the delivery drivers' cash and the money in the till, it's tempting for someone to pull a robbery.

As for the art gallery (swinging it back on topic), I can understand the need for crowd control and monitoring who is coming and going. It's also a good thing because someone can't run out of the place with a painting.

But, back off-topic ('cause it's a dumb topic; I already had a thread started where you could complain... er, give constructive criticism about the people you meet at your job, here, and I'm resentful of someone starting up another one that may be better), what's your favourite colour?

Lavender. And you're in Kansas City, what's that extra "u" doing in color? I mean it's cute an' all, but...

Shh, you'll blow me cover, lass!

I just like putting extra "u"s where they can be put, like in "colour," and "favourite." The Brits have a flair that I like in that regard.

I'm in Michigan, and I always put the extra u into words. I also use some of the British slang. I'm not sure if it's from studying Britain for way too long or just because I'm snazzy.

I'm willing to bet it's because you're snazzy.

I don't know why I do it, really. I used to do it in chat rooms when I pretended to be British (I was an inveterate chatroom liar, just because I could be), and then I found I did it automatically. The curse of the liar, I guess.

Oh, well. One could be accused of being worse things than British, I suppose.

ok i have had experiance explaining that joke andit ususally only funny to a limited few those of simple minds and those that are currently in a altered state of conciusness, i.'e. stoned, drunk, or havent slept in a long time, its like the difference in black hearts and red spades your mind has been conditioned to expect certain things. but one liners that make no sence often cuases the mind to hesitate and go what the fuck? its like this
2 penguins sitting on a iceberg, the first penguin looks at the second penguin and shouts geronimo then jumps off.

2 words
Darwin Awards

Well, at least the penguin joke makes sense. That rabbit joke was about as stupid as a bathtub full of power tools.

soooooooooo back to the post, i think this post was fuckin' brilliant..and as an artist i can appreciate the fact that the door was locked at the gallery . we live in a world of convenience...we expect so much out of others and people are just not willing to take the time to observe and do things for themselves! or stop to smell the roses or if a door is locked observe the door to look for an hours sign or a be back in 5 sign etc...the fact that these people can not take five seconds to observe their surroundings and not notice the sign that says KNOCK or later notice that the person who works in the art gallery must let people out, is stupid, and they deserve to be called stupid, these are the kind of people i want to kill at my job...honestly we need to be more conscious of what we are doing and what's around us...

A store I worked at was once locked for an hour or two while some promotional stuff was going on inside.

I put a sign out front (a big sign) on an easel-like stand that blocked the door, and on it I wrote in big letters:

'We are currently closed for a photoshoot. We will be re-opening at approx. 1:30pm. We apologize for any inconvenience.'

I counted.

Seven people worked their way past the sign (which wasn't easy) and knocked on the door wondering why the store was not open.

It was the last time I ever worked retail. However, anywhere you go, and in anything you do, you will always find a certain percentage of idiots. I'd like to amend the idiom "there are two things you can count on... " etc. to:

"There are three things you can count on in this world; Death, Taxes, and the general annoyance or enjoyment (depending on circumstance) of the moronic tendencies of your own species."

People are stupid. Do you think that statement accurately describes the condition of humanity? I do.

People are stupid, and you are people. Therefore, you are stupid. It's not just a specific trend. Everyone who goes anywhere they don't usually go will be about the dumbest person on the face of this planet. In the United States, for instance, it's commonplace for a place of business to leave their door unlocked during normal business hours. So when people are confronted by a situation where the commonplace is rejected in favour of a system that works better, they will most likely be confused. If I went to an art gallery at noon on a Tuesday, and knew they were open, I wouldn't stop outside and try to read signs; that would look dumb. I would try to walk in as if I own the place, which is what we, as United Statesians, have been conditioned to do from birth.

So, what have we learned today? One: An art gallery locking its door during business hours would throw people, especially people who had never to an art gallery before, for a loop. Two: Your punctuation and grammar is attrocious. Oh, oh, that's another matter. You think these people are stupid because they don't stop to look for a sign that says, "Knock." I don't think much of your intelligence because you can't be arsed to slow down, "smell the roses," and use proper grammar, punctuation, spelling... ok, your spelling is immaculate; but your grammar and punctuation could certainly be improved. It's all a matter of perspective.

Oh, and, before you get all offended by me calling you stupid, just remember that I'm people, too. And I guarantee that I'm much stupider than you.

I agree. The only caveat I'll offer is that the minute you realize you're just as stupid as anyone else makes you less stupid.

You're still stupid, mind you, but at least you realize it and try to come to terms with it, which is more than you can say for most people.

Of course, after saying that, you could say that coming to terms with your own stupidity is pretty stupid since there is probably fuck all you can do about it.

Blah blah blah.

I'm going to have another glass of wine.