Having a bad day? >
> > For all of you who occasionally have a really bad day when you > just need to take it out on someone!!! Don't take that bad day out > on someone you know, take it out on someone you DON'T know!!! > Now get this. I was sitting at my desk, when I remembered a > phone call I had to make. I found the number and dialed it. A > man answered nicely saying, "Hello?" > > I politely said, "This is Patrick Hanifin and could I please > speak to Robin Carter?" > > Suddenly the phone was slammed down on me! I couldn't believe that anyone could > be that rude. I tracked down Robin's correct number and called her. She had > transposed the last two digits incorrectly. > > > After I hung up with Robin, I spotted the wrong number still > lying there on my desk. I decided to call it again. > > > When the same person once more answered, I yelled "You're a > jackass!" and hung up. > > Next to his phone number I wrote the word "jackass," and put it in my desk > drawer. Every couple of weeks, when I was paying bills, or had a really bad > day, I'd call him up. He'd answer, and I'd yell, "You're a jackass!" It would > always cheer me up. > > Later in the year the phone company introduced caller ID. This was > a real disappointment for me, I would have to stop calling the > jackass. > > Then one day I had an idea. I dialed his number, then heard > his voice, "Hello." I made up a name. "Hi. This is the sales office > of the telephone company and I'm just calling to see if you're > familiar with our caller ID program?" He went, "No!" and slammed the > phone down. I quickly called him back and said, "That's because > you're a jackass!" > > The reason I took the time to tell you this story, is to show > you how if there's ever anything really bothering you, you can > do something about it. Just dial 823-4863. > > [Keep reading, it gets better.] > > The old lady at the mall really took her time pulling out of > the parking pace. I didn't think she was ever going to > leave.Finally, her car began to move and she started to very slowly > back out of the slot. > > I backed up a little more to give her plenty of room to pull > out. Great, I thought, she's finally leaving. All of a sudden this black Camaro > come flying up the parking isle in the wrong direction and pulls into her space. > I started honking my horn and yelling, "You can't just do that, Buddy. I was > here first!" > > The guy climbed out of his Camaro completely ignoring me. He > walked toward the mall as if he didn't even hear me. > > I thought to myself, this guy's a jackass, there sure a lot of > jackasses in this world. I noticed he had a "For Sale" sign in the > back window of his car. I wrote down the number. Then I hunted for > another place to park. > > A couple of days later, I'm at home sitting at my desk. I had > just gotten off the phone after calling 823-4863 and yelling, > "You're jackass!" (It's really easy to call him now > since I have his number on speed dial.) > > I noticed the phone number of the guy with the black Camaro > lying on my desk and thought I'd better call this guy, too. > After a couple rings someone answered the phone and > said,"Hello." I said, "Is this the man with the black Camaro for > sale?" > > "Yes, it is." > > "Can you tell me where I can see it?" > > "Yes, I live at 1802 West 34th street. It's a yellow house > and the car's parked right out front." > > I said, "What's your name?" > > "My name is Don Hansen." > > "When's a good time to catch you, Don?" > > "I'm home in the evenings." > > "Listen Don, can I tell you something?" > > "Yes," > > "Don, you're a jackass!" And I slammed the phone down. > > After I hung up I added Don Hansen's number to my speed > dialer. For awhile things seemed to be going better for me. Now > when I had a problem I had two jackasses to call. Then, after several > months of calling the jackasses and hanging up on them, it just wasn't > as enjoyable as it used to be. > > I gave the problem some serious thought and came up with a solution: > > First, I had my phone dial Jackass #1. A man answered nicely > saying,"Hello." > > I yelled "You're a jackass!", but I didn't hang up. > > The jackass said, "Are you still there?" > > I said, "Yeah." > > He said, "Stop calling me." > > I said, "No." > > He said, "What's your name, Pal?" > > I said, "Don Hansen." > > He said "Where do you live?" > > "1802 West 34th Street. It's a yellow house and my black Camaro's > parked out front." > > "I'm coming over right now, Don. You'd better start saying your > prayers." > > "Yeah, like I'm really scared, Jackass!" and I hung up. > > Then I called Jackass #2. > > He answered, "Hello." > > I said, "Hello, Jackass!" > > He said, "If I ever find out who you are..." > > "You'll what?" > > "I'll kick your butt." > > "Well, here's your chance. I'm coming over right now Jackass!" > > And I hung up. > > Then I picked up the phone and called the police. I told them > I was at 1802 West 34th Street and that I was going to kill my gay > lover as soon as he got home. > > Another quick call to Channel 13 about the gang war going on down > W. 34th Street. > > After that I climbed into my car and headed over to 34th Street to > watch the whole thing. > > Glorious! > > Watching two Jackasses kicking the crap out of each other in > front of 6 squad cars and a police helicopter was one of the greatest > experiences of my life! > > Name withheld to protect the guilty. > > |