The only exception to that observation is word plays, puns, spoonerisms and malaprops, puns being the easiest to do. I love puns....
-- Alma
Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
Maybe I've lost my sense of humor. Maybe. You tell me....
Reading this made me mindful not only of the general polarization of the electorate that seems to be unusually pronounced this election season, but also -- more ominsously -- of vandalism, the tendency to approve of hooliganism so long as it is in some way clever, and of plain vandalism. The possible excuse that the described action appears to be within the letter of the law (maybe; I'm not a lawyer) has become in my mind the "Enron defense".
I'm about old enough to be thinking of what I'm going to do when I'm no longer in the mood to work, but I sure hope I find things that are positive than causing undeserved grief to people I disagree with. Like polite but firm criticism of uncivil behavior. Perhaps. I'm not sure it would play well in this day and age, I'll have to try it sometime and see what happens.
++ kevin
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 22:16:39 -0600, Collins Richey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Subject: WHAT RETIRED PEOPLE DO
Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days interesting. I went to the store the other day. I was only in there for about 5 minutes. When I came out there was a city cop writing out a parking ticket. I went up to him and said, "Come on, buddy, how about giving a senior a break?" He ignored me and continued writing the ticket. I called him a name. He glared at me and started writing another ticket For having worn tires. So I called him a worse name. He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he started writing a third ticket. This went on for about 20 minutes. The more I abused him the more tickets he wrote. I didn't care. My car was parked around the corner and this one had a "Elect John Kerry" bumper sticker on it. I try to have a little fun each day now that I'm retired.
It's important at our age.
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