Interesting encounter at WalMart

[WillyBWright]

I stopped by the local WallyWorld to buy a few things and there was a mildly developmentally disabled gentleman in line in front of me. Pleasant and friendly fellow, and probably living independantly. He had about a dozen small items, some taxable. He told the cashier to the penny what the total would be before she hit the button. She hit it and sure enough he was right on. He calculated in his head the exact amount. But when it came time to pay, he had a Dickens of a time counting the money. I don't know why I put this here. I just thought it was interesting.

 

[Bob in Calif.]

Re: Interesting encounter at WalMart

It sound's like "Rainman" shop's at Wally World.

 

[Xavier]

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This sometimes happens to people after a stroke or some types of head injury. The part of the brain gets damaged and the part that deals with abstract thought becomes stronger,

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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My FIL is like that only kinda in reverse.
He can't add nothing, but he knows how much money he has in his billfold.

 

[llfish]

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Now I kn ow what is wrong with me.

 

[bernieb]

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Reminds me of the extra ugly woman that walks in walmart with her two kids and the "Greeter" ask if they were twins and the lady replied no,they're a year apart ,why do you ask said the lady and the greeter said I couldn't believe you got pregnant twice.

 

[Kenneth Brown]

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My FIL is like that only kinda in reverse.
He can't add nothing, but he knows how much money he has in his billfold.

Sounds like me, I know how much I got in mine- Zero, Nada, Zip, never changes.

 

[scrapper]

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Sounds alot like my wallet!:'(

 

[KRS]

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This sometimes happens to people after a stroke or some types of head injury. The part of the brain gets damaged and the part that deals with abstract thought becomes stronger,

Who knew.... the calculation of tax based on a percentage of the purchase price was abstract :^