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Wyoming?...Why Not oming?

Ok that was a cheap Groucho Marx joke from back in the day...( and by the way...what day was that anyway...was it a monday or a thursday??)

Why? Thats always a good question to ask. I think we start learning to ask that question at about 5/6 yrs old as our pre operational minds are starting form concrete operational thoughts. But this post is not about child development but rather that age old question...Why? Even as a brand new 27 yr old as of last week i still find myself asking this question to a number of happenings that seem to take place in everyday life. For example:

1) Why do i always loose one sock when i do my laundry?
I put in even numbers of socks along with other items of soiled laundry yet i always come out with an uneven number of socks. Not just every now and then but every time. They should sell socks in 3 packs just to account for that sock that is going to mysteriously disappear when i wash it.

2) Why do i spend $37.50 everytime i shop for groceries?
Its impossible to go to the grocery store and not spend at least $37.50. The other day i was shopping and i bought some toothpaste, sandwitch meat, tomatoes, and deodorant...cost: something dollars...ok, im sure there were a few other items, but thats usually all i ever buy..a few bathroom supplies and food items...grand total= $37.50.

3) Why cant i just order one item at a drive through window without being asked if i want to "make it a combo" ?
I may have addressed this issue before but for crying out loud what part of "i would like ONE crunch wrap supreme and a water" do they not understand? Would you like to make that a combo sir? ...no i would not like to make it a combo...so now i just keep repeating my original order...Im not gonna answer their combo question with a yes or no...im just gonna keep on saying" i would like ONE crunchwrap supreme and a water" until it clicks that all i want is one crunchwrap supreme and a water.

4) Why do people still think that kids like clowns?
Clowns are not cool or funny. They are scary. I was recently helping at a camp and they had a clown come to do a thing for the kids...well this clown was about 6' 5" tall and had this long cape on with this demented clown smile painted on his face. I wet my pants. Then they have that zany laugh that sounds like a retarded Pee Wee Herman. All said, clowns your day is done. Stop scaring our kids.

5) Why are most administrative assistants (secretaries) clueless and unhelpful?
First of all im not talking about my sec. she is great. But for the most part when i call a business or company or any organization for that matter i usually wind up having to deal with someone who is about 3 fries short of a happy meal. For example; the other day i was at a vision center at walmart across town from where my prescription was taken for my contacts. I told the secretary at my eye doctor to fax my prescription over so that i could fill my contact order at the walmart. Simple enough right? wrong. First she sent me an expired prescription after about a 15 min. wait. Then i called back and said, um yeah..i need you to send the UP TO DATE prescription. So she comes back and says she cant find it. I politely ask her to check again..10 min later she finds it...i gave her no new info the second time...what changed? anyway...she says, i'll fax it right over and you can get your contacts...fax comes in 10 min later...the eye doctor says, sir im sorry but this one dont have a date on it or a dr.s signature. At this point i was about to go crazy. I mean if she was gonna send a useless piece of info over twice and waste all of our time then she might as well have sent us a picture of two baboons playing pickup sticks in the middle of the road...cause that pic. would have had just as much of a chance to get me contacts as the other things she sent...at least if she sent the pic of the baboons, i might have gotten a laugh out of it...

posted by hansen @ 10:18 PM