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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:04 PM
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Here it is: The stupidest freep-spam to date:
Edited on Fri Mar-25-05 02:05 PM by Richardo
I swear I cannot for the life of me figure out what the message is supposed to be here:

One day a florist goes to a barber for a haircut. After the cut he asked
about his bill and the barber replies: "I'm sorry, I cannot accept money
from you; I'm doing community service this week" The florist is pleased
and leaves the shop. Next morning when the barber goes to open there are
a thank you card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.

Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he goes to pay his bill
the barber again replies: "I'm sorry, I cannot accept money from you;
I'm doing community service this week." The cop is happy and leaves the
shop. Next morning when the barber goes to open up there are a thank you
card and a dozen donuts waiting for him at his door.

Later a Republican comes in for a haircut, and when he goes to pay his
bill the barber again replies: "I'm sorry, I cannot accept money from
you; I'm doing community service this week." The Republican is very
happy and leaves the shop. Next morning when the barber goes to open,
there is a thank you card and a dozen different books such as "How to
improve your business" and "Becoming more successful."

Then a Democrat comes in for a haircut, and when he goes to pay his bill
the barber again replies: "I'm sorry, I cannot accept money from you;
I'm doing community service this week." The Democrat is very happy and
leaves the shop. Next morning when the barber goes to open up, there are
a dozen Democrats lined up waiting for a free haircut.

I mean, seriously, WTF? Community service? The cop leaves DONUTS? The 'Republican' leaves books on becoming more successful? Why would you give that to someone doing community service? WHy is giving away haircuts community service anyway?
I mean, even the most moronic RW allegory usually has a set-up that makes sense: The 'dinner out' allegory for taxes, the 'congressional pension' allegory for Social Security, etc.

Am I just taking this too seriously? (Or as the freeps would say: 'seriesly'?)
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Papa Donating Member (505 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:06 PM
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1. The message is : Republicans good, Democrats Bad
That's all their little brains can comprehend
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:09 PM
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4. I'll just 'reply all' and say:
"So let me get this straight: Four legs good, two legs bad, right?"

They probably won't even get the reference.
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:57 PM
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21. Creating thousands more Mrs. Schiavos...
Damn, I admire that type of subversive thinking!
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:06 PM
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2. Why, because all of us Dems are just Freeloading Welfare Wanters.
We don't actually have jobs. It's those there republicans with their S.U.V.'s (Now equipped with their own crucified Jesus!!) that make all the money. /sarcasm off. ;) :hi: It is a pretty dorky little story.
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RubyDuby in GA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:19 PM
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14. Hey Hey Hey!!!
I prefer the term Welfare Queen, thank you!

Seriously, does it never occur to them to ask why he's doing community service this week to begin with. Another instance of rewarding criminals with flowers and donuts and hate-filled Limbaugh books. Damn, you'd almost think that the barber is an American soldier being greeted with flowers and chocolates or something.....
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:21 PM
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15. See xithras' helpful explanation of 'community service' in #8 below...
Edited on Fri Mar-25-05 02:21 PM by Richardo
:think:
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:08 PM
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3. A Republican giving someone a book? That's silly.
Republicans don't give people books, they burn them.
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BeatleBoot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:10 PM
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5. The Barber was a Democrat
They left that part out.
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KurtNYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:12 PM
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6. How about this
A Republican comes in for a haircut, and when he goes to pay his
bill the barber again replies: "I'm sorry, I cannot accept money from
you; I'm doing community service this week." The Republican says "Is your last name Bush?"
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against all enemies Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:13 PM
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7. The Republican buys the building and throws his sorry ass out,
The poor barber now has no place for his business, defaults on his house mortgage and credit cards and is forced into bankruptcy. Under the new republican congress MNBA gets what few dollars he can scrape together.
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Xithras Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:13 PM
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8. I don't think it meant Community Service in the legal sense.
FWIW, my grandfather used to run a TV repair shop (back in the days of tubes and console televisions) and once a year had a "community service day", where anyone could bring in their set for a once-over and adjustment at no charge. This type of thing used to be pretty common in small towns...you operated your business at no-fee for a few days a year to help out those who otherwise couldn't afford it.

The tradition was already waning when I was little, and I believe it pretty much died out in the 80's. It's a shame too...we could use more charity and service like that in the modern world.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:17 PM
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12. Well, that makes more sense...
Leave it to a Republican fable to have a crucial element be 25 years out of date. :eyes:

I had never heard of 'community service' in that context. :shrug:
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:14 PM
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9. I'm sorry. I can't take seriously
an essay that so egregiously misuses verb tense. ;)
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RevolutionaryActs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:15 PM
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10. I've heard the same joke only it was with a priest, a baker and a lawyer
:shrug:
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:15 PM
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11. I saw this posted in the "Humor Forum"
:wtf:

The only thing i could get out it was the democrats are cheap, freeloaders.

:mad:
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Misunderestimator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:17 PM
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13. See those old allegories don't work anymore, you have to speak down
to the RW base now... haircuts, they understand... books (by Limbaugh et al), they understand... making out democrats to be freeloaders, they understand. Lame, lame, lame "joke" in any case.
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jswordy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:21 PM
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16. The message: It is easy to pigeonhole people into your stereotypes.
After all, it's what the freepers are all about!
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mcscajun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:22 PM
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17. Msg: Republican thinks he's a sucker, but the Dems Play him for one.
Subsidiary message: Dems are always looking for a freebie.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:25 PM
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18. Old Joke... Replace "Democrat" with "Jew"
and you got it how I first heard it.

more hate.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:29 PM
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19. Not surprised.
That figures.
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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-25-05 02:37 PM
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20. I have heard that one told the other way around.
Someone just changed the joke to fit their ideas.
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