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Hey, who doesn't want a donut every now and again?

:D and I like that use of "elopement"

Yesterday, I saw something I thought was nice at our local grocery.
A customer placed all of her groceries on a check stand that had no cashier.
My cashier called her by name three times asking her to come to his register
The woman had a blank stare and didn't move.

My cashier then called for assistance by saying: "We have a "lost customer" at stand #4"

From nut house to donut house and back
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Originally Posted by wolf (Post 698973)

I took a call of an elopement from the State Hospital last night. "Elopement" is a nice way of saying "Security didn't notice a patient was missing."

This happens relatively infrequently, and usually doesn't involve the sort of manhunt for a dangerous maniac that you see in movies.

Usually they turn up. Sometimes a nut just really wants to wander around for a bit, have a Dunkin' Donut, or grab a quick adult beverage at a nearby watering hole.

The notice consisted of the patient's name, and a description:

"Last seen wearing a brown trench coat and black ballerina tutu."

So, I guess sometimes it really is like the movies.

There but for the grace of Thorazine...

Sometimes there is no suitable response to visions of tutu's and donuts tucked away in a long trench coat.

I wasn't wearing a tutu, it was a muumuu!

So wolf, have you put up a sign outside your office door that says "Nutcracker Suite"?

If not, maybe you can print this out and tape it to your desk or monitor:

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No, but we do have a sign that says "Empathy Free Zone."

How about a cuckoo clock?

We briefly had a box of Cocoa Puffs, but the boss noticed.

Two years ago in the land of no fun, someone brought in an honest to goodness leg lamp for our Christmas display. It could NOT be seen by patients or visitors.

One of the bosses found it offensive, having never seen the movie. Our cries of "But it's a major award!" went unheeded. The light went out and never came back on.

She didn't think it was funny when someone hung luncheon meats on the administration tree, either. That's referred to as the Salamity incident (she was so incensed she was unable to separate the words "salami" and "calamity").

Our family's favorite X-mas movie.

"You'll shoot your eye out"

"It must be Italian!"

On stage here in town.

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'A Christmas Story: The Musical' Hits The Stage In Seattle

Christmas just wouldn't be the same without a marathon of the classic A Christmas Story. If nothing else, the movie taught an entire generation that sticking your tongue on a frozen flagpole isn't the best idea.

Now the movie has been turned into a musical for the stage, being executive produced by none other than Ralphie himself, Peter Billingsley. A Christmas Story: The Musical! includes an original score by Broadway composers Benj Paske and Justin Paul which Billingsley hopes will help the show become as popular as the original film.

He recently explained why he was so interested in the project, saying, “I’m excited to bring this film to the stage because the story and the characters lend themselves so well to the world of musicals… Just think about the idea of a leg-lamp kickline.”

A Christmas story: The Musical! is making its debut this month at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle. The show runs through December 30, 2010 with performances each day, except for Dec. 24 and 25. Tickets range from $23 to $68 and can be purchased online at 5thavenue.org.

i can only imagine the things you go through at work wolf. the average IQ in the tdcj is 85. and i believe it. seen it. been there and unfortunately bought the t-shirt. some stories though are funny as hell!

You seem to think you have a lot of "t-shirts".