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Now That the Elections Are Over...

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Mickey Richaud

Mickey Richaud

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(Don't worry, Basil - not about politicking!)

Why not everyone should vote:

I used to work in technical support for a 24x7 call center. One day I got a call from an In-duh-vidual who asked what hours the call center was open. I told him, "The number you dialed is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week..."
He responded, "Is that Eastern or Pacific time?" Wanting to end the call quickly, I said, Pacific."

But he's going to vote.

My colleague and I were eating our lunch in our cafeteria when we overheard one of the administrative assistants talking about the sunburn she got on her weekend drive to the shore. She drove down in a convertible, but "didn't think she'd get sunburned because the car was moving."

But she's going to vote.

My sister has a lifesaving tool in her car. It's designed to cut through a seat belt if she gets trapped. She keeps it in the passenger side door's map pocket.

But she's going to vote.

Don't try to visualize this one:

I was hanging out with a friend of mine when we saw a woman walk by us with a nose ring attached to an earring by a chain. My friend said, "Wouldn't the chain rip out every time she turned her head?" I had to explain to her that a person's nose and ear remain the same distance apart no matter which way the head is turned.

But she's going to vote.

I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area. So I went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags never showed up. She smiled and told me not to worry because they were trained professionals and I was in good hands. "Now," she asked me, "has your plane arrived yet?"

But she's going to vote.
 
And how many more are there?

I saw this happen twice - a person argued here on Bonaire at the post office that she wanted to send the postcards to the US and therefore the US stamps she put on them were OK. She would not accept that Netherlands Antilles stamps were required in the Netherlands Antilles.
 
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(Don't worry, Basil - not about politicking!)

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Whew! Had me worried there when I saw the title. I've seen similar lists. What scares me is when I watch Jay Leno and he does his man on the street type interviews and asks people VERY simple questions about our government. I remember one time they showed some young lady a picture of Abe Lincoln and asked her who he was. She thought he was some Hollywood actor! And she can vote!

Basil
 
My daughter, who was serving in the Air Force in Alaska at the time, sent me a check for a gift that we went in on together for my wife.

When I went to the bank to deposit it, where the teller told me she’d be back in a minute because she needed to get her supervisor’s signature for approval. I asked “why, is there a problem with depositing "out of state" checks?”

She said: No, but we always have to get a supervisors signature before we accept checks from foreign banks.

I said: But Alaska is part of the United States.

She in turn said (rolling her eyes /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif as if she knew better): Sorry, sir but I still need my supervisor’s signature. Turned & waked away and walked behind the cubical wall of her supervisor. A few moments later two other employees entered the little cubical.

About two minutes passed before the teller returned with a somewhat flushed “red” look about her, with subdued laughter coming from the cubical at back of the bank. Didn’t say another word to me other than: “Here’s your deposit receipt sir, have a nice day”.

But she’s going to vote!?! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

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Awhile back, I had to deliver a mass mailing for a check cashing store. All of the post cards were addressed "Current Resident" so as to get maximum coverage. The next day a customer handed me the post card back and said " The Resident family no longer lives here."

I'll bet she voted and I can guess who she voted for too!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
Thats democracy for you!
 
My favorite was when I called the helpdesk from the computer room where I work. We had a resource warning on a certian user ID. He told me to call Fred, the owner of the ID, because "He is the Mainframe guy." Fred not only has nothing to do with the Mainframe, he is the Manager of the Helpdesk. BTW this is the latest in a long string with this particular helpdesk guy.
 
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