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I worked in the fabric department and we had a bell on our table. Everyone just had to ring it even if you were standing right there and not even waiting on other customers. Even little kids asked if they could ring the bell. Now the rest of the story:

I was cutting some fabric one evening when a couple came in. She was headed to the pattern drawers and as they passed the table I heard her tell her husband, "And don't you even think about ringing that bell!" I had finished the fabric cutting when I noticed he had gotten bored and was looking around at things and ended up at the table. He was looking at the bell like a little kid that has been told not to do something and being the silly person I am, I told him, "Oh, go ahead and ring it." Of course he did and it had not even stopped ringing till his wife was around the corner with the look on her face that he was in big trouble. Now what was so funny...He pointed straight at me and said, "She said I could!!!" We couldn't do anything but laugh and I said I was sorry if I got him in trouble, but he wanted to ring that bell so I let him. His wife gave an understand look, directed at her husband and they left. Pricelless...."She said I could!!"

Not what I expected when I saw the title of this thread. Instead of a rant I got a chuckle. Thanks for brightening my day.

No matter what age, they are all still little boys!!! I have a 9 years old myself whose real age is 65!!!

I don't know a button or bell a boy/man can resist if it is one he's never rang or pushed.

Ringing a bell bring joy to that little boy(adult) You had fun and so did he.

We all need to laugh everyda, and do something fun.

I love your story. Thank for sharing it. :-).

That sounds like something my husband would do. :-D

LOL, love it, my husband would not have been able to resist either

Love it!

I also work in the fabric department at our Walmart and people can't resist ringing the bells we have also - when we put it out.

Haha! I bet you are a fun person to work with. And we can add my dh to the bell-ringing, button-pushing list.

Great story. We are all children at heart.

How funny! LOL!! That exchange sounds exactly like something I would say to my hubby or my grandbabies. You can almost see their hands itch to do something when they are told not to do it.

ROLMAO! Goes to show, men ARE just little boys at heart.........

lol that's too funny

That is really funny!!!

nice story- hubby may even let his wife come vist you again:)

Our local Wal Mart still has fabric and the Lady was relieved when I needed a tall stack of fabrics cut and or measured, she said it would give her a rest from what she had been doing. Took quite awhile as I bought ends of bolts and yardages, I left with 34 Yd.s and wished I had room for more.

I myself, can't ring the bell at the deli,
just have to always say, sorry ! I really didn't want to !
that just Me !

LOL!!! Man are so funny sometimes!!

LOL, great story. ^_^

LOL! My husband's the same way.

In fact, he likes going through the toy aisle, and making all the toy trucks rev up and beep their horns, all the dolls talk, and all the fire trucks blast their sirens. :shock:

I just keep right on going, as if I didn't know him! :lol:

They are good at "pushing buttons" too.

You touched the little boy in him with that and gave us a chuckle.

The only difference in men and boys is the price of the toy. In this case, the price is free. Cute story. - Cynthia

Our Wal-Mart fabric department took the ringer out of the bell. It just goes clank. sounds terrible. and on top of that one can get nobody to come help cut the fabric usually.

I had one of those bells on my desk when i started teaching 40 years agooo.....now let me tell you, it didn`t stay there for long.....especially with 5 and 6 year olds....lol guess the urge never goes away....LOL

awwww - thanks for letting him ring the bell.

that is cute i can see that happening as i was reading it

Our WalMart has a little sign that says "Please ring bell for assistance--ONCE!!!!!" The ONCE is in very big letters!

Sue

Thanks for the smile..

LOL
"She sid I could" Just like a little kid:)