How
To Handle A Jackass
As heard on The Phil Valentine
Show / Unconfirmed but very funny - source unknown
If
you occasionally have a really bad day, don't take it
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. "Hello."
I politely said, "This is Patrick Hannifin. Could
I please speak to Robin Carter?"
Suddenly, the phone was slammed down on me. I couldn't
believe anyone could be that rude. I tracked down Robin's
correct number and called her. She had transposed the
last two digits. 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 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."
"Hi. This is the sales office of the telephone company
and I'm calling to see if you're familiar with our caller
ID program."
He said, "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.
(Keep reading, it gets better.)
The old lady at the mall really took her time pulling
out of the parking space. I didn't think she was ever
going to leave. Finally, her car began to move and she
started to 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 came flying up the parking aisle 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 jackass
#1 and yelling, "You're a 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."
"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 a while 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 and said (nicely), "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.
"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 lover as soon as he got home. Then I made a
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!
If you want to watch two jackasses kicking the crap out
of each other in front of six squad cars and a police
helicopter, I taped it off the evening news.