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OT: Let’s All Share a Funny Story
By JLP | June 13, 2007
It’s Wednesday and I thought you could use a little humor. So, I’m going to share with you a true story involving your’s truly. This story took place several years ago but it still makes me smile when I think about it. Here goes:
Several years ago I was at the post office. I walking back to my car when I noticed this grandmother and her young grandaughter sitting in a pickup truck. They were about to leave when the little girl got out of the truck with a soft drink cup. She then threw the soft drink cup down right in front of me! There was a trash can nearby and the thought that this little kid could just litter like that really ticked me off, especially with her grandmother’s approval.
So, without even thinking about it, I picked up the cup and tossed into the back of the grandmother’s truck as she was backing out of her parking spot!!!!! LOL! She stopped and rolled down her window and told me that that wasn’t any of my business. I told her that when she lets her grandkids litter in MY TOWN it is my business. She then put her nose up in the air, rolled up her window, and sped off. It was great.
Yeah, I know. I should have done the nice thing and just picked up the cup and threw it in the trash. However, I thought my way was a lot more dramatic and it felt good too! Seriously though, what would make that woman think that littering is okay?
Anyway, that’s my story. Now if you have a funny story that you would like to share, share on! I’m in the mood for a laugh.
Topics: Blogging | 24 Comments »
June 13th, 2007 at 10:55 am
The only problem is that she likely drove down the road and threw it out, again.
June 13th, 2007 at 11:17 am
I love it! I would have done the same thing!
June 13th, 2007 at 11:30 am
That’s great!!! The one thing that gets to me, is that it seems most all of us decent and honest people, are typically a little too nice and passive for our own good. If we could just do more things like you did there, all these stupid crazy people running around might eventually get the hint.
Littering definitely gets to me, but my biggest pet peeve out there is probably people not using their turn signals (or just reckless driving to begin with). When I get a chance I’d like to set up an educational website complete tutorials and howtos on how a turn signal works and the concept of right and left.
June 13th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
I hate litterring too. I especially hate it when I see people litterring cigarettes. When I am driving and see someone take the last “puff of death” and fick it on the ground, I honk the horn for about 10 seconds straight. Then, I wait 2 seconds and honk again.
My hope is that when this is done in public, they look stupid
June 13th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
The thing that’s terrible is that the grand daughter probably thinks it’s ok to litter based on what she has learnt from her family.
So much for setting the right values for your kids…
June 13th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
I see people do this all the time, and it irks me to no end! I wish I had the balls to throw something back into someones care though! Maybe next time, inspired by your story, I will!
June 13th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
Amanda,
Yeah, well please don’t go and get yourself KILLED! LOL!
June 13th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Your story is funny, but I also found it funny that Amanda said she wished she “had the balls” to do the same thing. Really now?
June 13th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
This is GREAT! Love the story – I think if more people did this, those who litter would think twice. Here in California, every now & again there will be a series of “Don’t trash California” commercials – in one, someone litters, followed by someone else going to the litterers home and dumps a big bag of trash in their living room (I think it’s the living room, could be the front door). Either way, it’s great.
June 13th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Great story!
On the other hand, it’s only be relatively recently (hey, I’m old) that littering has been seen as socially unacceptable by most people. When I was a teen it wasn’t legal, but it was only those pinko commie liberal dems that passed those laws, and just about everyone I knew littered anyway – especially with cigarettes. I was aghast when a respected relation of mine rolled down the window to dispose of a candy wrapper and cigarette recently. Habits are hard to break.
In 20 years, someone might feel similarly vindicated letting the air out of the tires of a gas-guzzler like the H2. Or they might look at obese people askance. Etc…
That said, I hope the grandma or the kid learned a lesson.
June 13th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
if I’m trying to make a left and you are the oncoming car and don’t put on your turn signal, You get my middle finger.
June 13th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
Thomas,
One of my biggest pet peeves is people who run red lights. It seems like every intersection has 1, 2, or even 3 cars that go through the intersection on red (not yellow) lights. It’s both stupid and very inconsiderate to run a red light like that. I especially hate it when people run red lights in turning lanes and make oncoming traffic wait on them.
June 13th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
My sister is married to a pastor of a small, rural church. He grew up around the outdoors and loves animals, especially his dogs. He has 5 beagles, both male and female, and keeps them in the same pen outside, so he has had his females spayed to ensure he isn’t overrun with pups.
Anyway, one activity he does involves “running” his beagles. He takes them out to the woods and frees them so they can chase animals, usually rabbits. Both he and the dogs get good exercise and he normally doesn’t take a gun, so the rabbits get good exercise also, without the down side of being shot and eaten.
He and my sister have three boys, and the boys enjoy participating in outdoor activities as well. After my sister had her 3rd, she decided she didn’t want to be overrun anymore than she already was…so she had her tubes tied.
Well, one Sunday morning after church let out, my brother-in-law was talking to some of his church members when his oldest (4 yrs old at the time) came up and announced to the group, “my daddy has had all his girls FIXED.”
Still not sure where he learned that, but I wish I could say it was from me.
June 13th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
Our funny story happened just two days ago during our Hawaii trip. Our otherwise quite trusty GPS was helping us get to the top of Haleakala on Maui, where we were going for a big hike in the volcano’s crater. It directed us on various roads, until it quite forcefully instructed us to “GO STRAIGHT”. Then it said: LEFT TURN HERE! The road quickly turned awful, with a burned-out pickup truck with a religious exhortation painted on the side and various shacks scattered about: it had the look of a cult compound. We figured the GPS must be mistaken, did a quick 180, and left the Highway to Heck as fast as our rental car could go. We found the main road to the national park and went on our way.
Later that day, after volcanic adventures at 10,000 feet and lunch on the rim of a cinder cone, the GPS tried to send us down what was apparently the other side of that road. Maybe it was on a mission from some deity or another?
Moral of the story: don’t get rid of the dead-tree map just yet…
June 13th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
My story is only funny because no one got hurt (me).
I was at work where we stand all day and work on counters that are at waist level. I was working at one when I turned and started walking to another part of the area, when my foot had gotten caught on an open drawer.
Well you guessed it, I stumbled around with my arms flailing. I bounced off a wall, then down on the floor.
While it may not sound funny, picture an obese guy flailing, bouncing off walls and falling in slow motion.
Of course it didn’t happen in slow motion, but that is how it felt.
This happened almost 8 years ago and my co-workers still talk about it to this day. One almost wetting herself each time she tells it. It also gets more descriptive from needing stiches to having a concussion.
I had a time where I was going down to one knee (like a marriage proposel) to get some garbage that had fallen to the floor and split my pants from my crotch to my knee.
June 14th, 2007 at 12:52 am
Nice story.
My problem in such cases is, that I know, I’ll newer do it if there is a huge guy in a track, so I feel awkward to do it in another situation with woman or child.
June 14th, 2007 at 6:36 am
Once when I was in high school, I was coming back from a field trip in a van being driven by a teacher I respected. We were going through an industrial area, and not thinking much, I threw the remnants of my lunch in a brown paper bag out the window.
Mr. Blake immediately pulled over and made me get out, walk back, and pick up the bag. I was humiliated, but ever since then I have never, ever felt the urge to litter.
We should have more teachers like Mr. Blake.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:56 am
Haha, great story. I wish I was there to see it.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:23 am
I have a thing for pet stores, and one day I was visiting one that had great salt-water fish tanks. I had noticed one had a new occupant, a “cute” little octopus. It was hanging out in a corner, and I was fascinated. Also fascinated was a little boy of about 3 or 4 who walked up next to me a few minutes later.
He was there to buy a goldfish, but took a few minutes to stare wide-eyed at this interesting creature.
The manager of the store noticed the little boy staring at his new octopus, and thought he’d engage the little fellow and show off a little.
He said “Hey son, how’d you like to feed the octopus?” The little boy nodded silently. The manager wandered over to another tank with a net in his hand, dipped into it and came out with, you guessed it, a goldfish. He asked the boy if he’d like to drop it in, and he shook his head silently. So the manager dropped the goldfish into the tank with the octopus. The goldfish was momentarily stunned, as was the boy. The octopus saw what was happening and jetted over to the goldfish and wrapped its arms around it.
Needless to say, the boy decided not to buy a goldfish that day.
June 14th, 2007 at 10:06 am
I had a future son-in-law once who would come over and take our Black Lab for a walk mornings when we were at work and he was between classes and work. He took Barney for a walk one day, let him loose in an open bayou behind a row of houses to run a little. He realized Barney was no where near so he ran to find him. After running the bayou, up & down streets, back and forth he realized he was nearly late for work so he hoofed it back to our house to get his car. Exhausted, exasperated, and wondering how he would explain how he lost our family pet he arrived back at our driveway. As he approached, he saw Barney patiently waiting at our back gate to get into the yard. We don’t ever let him forget that incident, but there are also many more…but for another day(;>) By the way he is known as JLP!!!!!
June 14th, 2007 at 10:22 am
Yep, the story that “yu now who” told is true and it was about me.
Fun times.
That same dog ended up dying under my watch while my wife’s parents were out of town!
June 14th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
In 1993 or so I was in NYC for an internal audit engagement. I was wearing a short pleated black skirt, with a briefcase or computer bag strap (can’t remember which!) slung over my shoulder. After grabbing my favorite Chocolate Croissant from Au Bon Pain, I started walking to work. With every step down the major NYC sidewalk, the briefcase rubbed against my skirt, making it ride up. Do you think anyone could have told me my pantyhosed rear-end was showing? That’s why I prefer Chicagoans! They would have shown a little mercy…
P.S. JLP, you’re lucky that “cup” wasn’t from a freshly vomited-out kid! Wouldn’t YOU have been surprised after picking it up!!
June 14th, 2007 at 10:13 pm
Ah Styrofoam. Humanity’s longest lasting contribution.
June 17th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
“I should have done the nice thing and just picked up the cup and threw it in the trash.”
Sure, that would have been the nice thing, but honestly, I think you did the RIGHT thing.
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My license plate says JONGASM. The other day I had an older asian woman pull up next to me and I noticed she was looking at me and laughing. I also noticed her younger Asian boy pointing and making a big deal out of something. Haha, I’m just going to assume it was my license plate.