Find The Boots

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More Nanny State Hijinks

Monday, February 12, 2007

Legislation to ban the use of Ipods and other electronic devices has been introduced in New York.

"Government has an obligation to protect its citizenry," Kruger said in a telephone interview from Albany, the state capital. "This electronic gadgetry is reaching the point where it's becoming not only endemic but it's creating an atmosphere where we have a major public safety crisis at hand."

In the old days, if someone did something stupid like wander away from the campfire in their underwear during a rainstorm they either froze to death or were eaten by wolves. I'm convinced that the current state of the gene pool is a result of the last hundred years of the government protecting stupid people from themselves. We've killed off most of the wolves and gore-tex is widely available, so about the only thing we've got left is city buses.

It would be a lot safer if they would just ban crossing the street. Think of the children! Or maybe we should require a special permit, education and licensing to cross the street. Or a limit on the number of times someone may cross the street in a month.

I guess I should shut up. I might be giving the government ideas...

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Find The Boots

An executive goes on a business trip. When he arrives, it's raining cats and dogs. To avoid ruining his shoes, he purchases a pair of galoshes for $15, which he expenses under "Misc." on his expense report. A week later, the accounting department rejects his expense report, with a post-it note that says that the company does not reimburse for items of clothing. The next trip, the executive turns in an expense report without the galoshes, but with a post-it note that says "FIND THE BOOTS!".