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hiddenmuse) wrote2003-05-08 09:10 pm
hiddenmuse) wrote2003-05-08 09:10 pm
Try A Little Silliness
After yesterday being a damn wierd day ... yeah, it's time to just get a little silly.
{From the 9 May 2003 Borowitz Report}
Breaking News
RICK SANTORUM, BILL BENNETT, DIXIE CHICKS GO ON 45-CITY APOLOGY TOUR
‘My Bad’ Tour Pleads Case to Gays, Texans, Bennett’s Wife
Republican senator Rick Santorum, former Education Secretary Bill Bennett and the Dixie Chicks have embarked on an unprecedented 45-city “apology tour” aimed at gaining forgiveness from gays, Texans and Bill Bennett’s wife.
“We all realized that we were going to be spending the better part of this year apologizing to all of the people we’ve offended,” Senator Santorum said today. “Doing it together on the same stage is going to save us all a heck of a lot of time and money.”
The “My Bad” Tour 2003 kicks off tonight in Austin, Texas, where the penitents are hoping to draw a crowd of 10,000 gays, Texans and gay Texans offended by recent remarks made by Senator Santorum and Dixie Chicks’ lead singer Natalie Maines.
It was not known whether Mr. Bennett’s wife, Elayne, would attend.
Senator Trent Lott (R-MI), who has been apologizing nonstop since his unfortunate remarks late last year, expressed regret that the “My Bad” tour was not around back then to help him share the burden of apologizing to an entire nation.
“Let’s just say I ran through a whole lot of kneepads,” a bitter Lott said today.
Mr. Santorum, Mr. Bennett, and the Chicks hope that sales of “My Bad” T-shirts as well as a pay-per-view broadcast of the concert would help defray the expense of the tour, expected to run in the millions of dollars.
In order to avoid additional expenses, Mr. Bennett has been ordered to leave the tour when it makes stops in Las Vegas, Reno, and Atlantic City.
In "Call Me Oblivious...", I discovered two things: (a) I really am oblivious, and (b) People just don't check ID like they're supposed to with debit/credit cards.
Tonight, I found that I am in possession of our receptionist's debit card (she and I use the same bank) - apparently they were both switched at lunch yesterday, and neither of us bothered to check the cards - just signed off on the check and went about our day. Well, I went about my day & spent about $30 before finding out tonight that I didn't have MY card, but someone else's. Ooops! :(
Here's hoping that Denise has a good sense of humour about it & doesn't get pissed. (No worries, I do plan on paying her back - it would be just too rude of me to not pay her.)
{From the 9 May 2003 Borowitz Report}
Breaking News
RICK SANTORUM, BILL BENNETT, DIXIE CHICKS GO ON 45-CITY APOLOGY TOUR
‘My Bad’ Tour Pleads Case to Gays, Texans, Bennett’s Wife
Republican senator Rick Santorum, former Education Secretary Bill Bennett and the Dixie Chicks have embarked on an unprecedented 45-city “apology tour” aimed at gaining forgiveness from gays, Texans and Bill Bennett’s wife.
“We all realized that we were going to be spending the better part of this year apologizing to all of the people we’ve offended,” Senator Santorum said today. “Doing it together on the same stage is going to save us all a heck of a lot of time and money.”
The “My Bad” Tour 2003 kicks off tonight in Austin, Texas, where the penitents are hoping to draw a crowd of 10,000 gays, Texans and gay Texans offended by recent remarks made by Senator Santorum and Dixie Chicks’ lead singer Natalie Maines.
It was not known whether Mr. Bennett’s wife, Elayne, would attend.
Senator Trent Lott (R-MI), who has been apologizing nonstop since his unfortunate remarks late last year, expressed regret that the “My Bad” tour was not around back then to help him share the burden of apologizing to an entire nation.
“Let’s just say I ran through a whole lot of kneepads,” a bitter Lott said today.
Mr. Santorum, Mr. Bennett, and the Chicks hope that sales of “My Bad” T-shirts as well as a pay-per-view broadcast of the concert would help defray the expense of the tour, expected to run in the millions of dollars.
In order to avoid additional expenses, Mr. Bennett has been ordered to leave the tour when it makes stops in Las Vegas, Reno, and Atlantic City.
In "Call Me Oblivious...", I discovered two things: (a) I really am oblivious, and (b) People just don't check ID like they're supposed to with debit/credit cards.
Tonight, I found that I am in possession of our receptionist's debit card (she and I use the same bank) - apparently they were both switched at lunch yesterday, and neither of us bothered to check the cards - just signed off on the check and went about our day. Well, I went about my day & spent about $30 before finding out tonight that I didn't have MY card, but someone else's. Ooops! :(
Here's hoping that Denise has a good sense of humour about it & doesn't get pissed. (No worries, I do plan on paying her back - it would be just too rude of me to not pay her.)
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