Idiot of The Day

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This happened in Michigan. What do you want to bet this teacher knew better before the election, but once Michigan became an unexpected flip-state, suddenly decided he (and I'd bet a million dollars it's a he) was actually in the majority and could pull a stunt like this?

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Wait till these little fuckers get into the real world.

The thing about the real world is, people talk like it's some kind of wild west, but a whole lot of it is actually exactly like this.

If you repeated this joke to your neighbor, and they thought it was mildly offensive, are you going to get arrested? No. Are they going to go home and cry? No. But they won't like you as much, and the next time you are sick and need a meal, or the next time you want to borrow a tool, you won't find them as receptive. Add up more than one of these incidents and they'll actively dislike you, and call the city when your trees get slightly-too-low or your garbage can comes in a few hours later than it's supposed to.

If you posted this list in your cubicle, someone would complain. Would you be suspended? No. But you'd be on someone's mental shit list. The trigger would be faster for your next offense. At some point you'd be up for manager promotion, and they'd say, "You know what? A manager has to be more diplomatic than most, this guy has proven he can't keep everyone motivated, give the job to Gary instead."

I'm as big a fan of inappropriate humor as anyone. But one of the things that makes it funny is the very fact that you can't get away with saying it just anywhere you want. Otherwise it wouldn't be a top 10 Letterman list, it would just be that thing some advertising agency put up on the bus ad, and you'd be bored by it.