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April 13, 2004

Open Letters

To Eddie

I understand you must be a popular guy, and I guess you just got a new phone number. Please tell your friends so they stop calling your old number, which just happens to be my new mobile phone number.

To Sound Transit Bus Drivers

I know we all have bad days. But if you're not going to even going to show up, at least try to make sure the driver after you isn't late. I'm sure the commuters standing at the bus stop for over a half an hour just to be refused entry to an overcrowded bus would agree.

To The Guy I Held The Door For This Morning

Now I realize I'm a foreigner in this country, but where I'm from, when someone holds open the door for you because you're pushing a heavily-laden dolly, silently staring him down isn't the customary response. A "thank you" is much more common, and appreciated.

To The United States Government

Ok, so I think I understand why Easter isn't a holiday here in the US, like it is in Canada. It's because of the whole church-state separation in the first amendment, right? So why then is Christmas Day a federal holiday?

To The White Reggae Band I Heard Play At Gasworks Park

Wow, you guys were pretty good! And I appreciated the free concert, really I did. But just because you claim to have amps that go up to 11, doesn't mean you have to prove it.

To The Clerk At Bed Bath And Beyond

Thanks for giving me my pre-paid $200 order without asking for ID or a receipt. It really instills confidence in your establishment.

To The Hippies Dancing In The Drum Circle

Don't.

22:53 | Rant

Comments

Could we expand that to include all hippies dancing everywhere? As for the door holding thing, I have stopped expecting gratitude unless I am travelling beyond city boundaries. That way all other thanks I receive, albeit few and far in between, come as a pleasant surprise.

Posted by: Rew at April 14, 2004 6:35 AM

i had the same problem with the # i got at my apt right now -- i think maria gets more calls than i do.

Posted by: mel at April 14, 2004 9:31 AM

Yeah, I've been trying to get hold of Eddie AND Maria for ages now. I call and call and call over and over again but I can't seem to reach them. Then I call some more, using different voices and accents.

Posted by: Rew at April 14, 2004 11:18 AM

So I guess only ballroom dancing is acceptable, eh Khris?

-Dav
"Contemporise!"

Posted by: Dav at April 14, 2004 12:42 PM

No, ballroom dancing in the drum circle is also prohibited.

Posted by: Chris at April 14, 2004 12:48 PM

Now you've gone too far, Lyon. The ballroom dancing hippies won't stand for this!

Posted by: Dav at April 14, 2004 1:09 PM

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Posted by: at April 14, 2004 2:59 PM

I guess that MT-Blacklist isn't sophisticated enough to block just plain ickyness.

Posted by: ian at April 14, 2004 4:42 PM

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