Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Anger Management

Subject: FWD: Adult Style...Anger Management

When you occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to take itout on someone, don't take it out on someone you know, take it out onsomeone you don't know. I was sitting at my desk when I remembered a phone call I'd forgotten tomake. I found the number and dialed it. A man answered, saying "Hello." I politely said, "This is Chris. Could I please speak with Robyn Carter?" Suddenly a manic voice yelled out in my ear "Get the right f**in number!"and the phone was slammed down on me. I couldn't believe that anyone could be so rude. When I tracked down Robyn'scorrect number to call her, I found that I had accidentally transposed thelast twodigits.
After hanging up with her, I decided to call the 'wrong' number again. When the same guy answered the phone, I yelled "You're an asshole!" and hungup. I wrote his number down with the word 'asshole' next to it, and put itin my desk drawer.
Every couple of weeks, when I was paying bills or had a really bad day, I'dcall him up and yell, "You're an asshole!" It always cheered me up. When Caller ID was introduced, I thought my therapeutic "asshole calling"would have to stop. So, I called his number and said, "Hi, this is John Smith from the Verizon.I'm calling to see if you're familiar with our Caller ID Program?" He yelled"NO!" and slammed down the phone. I quickly called him back and said, "That's because,you're an asshole!"
One day I was at the store, getting ready to pull into a parking spot. Some guy in a black BMW cut me off and pulled into the spot I had patientlywaited for. I hit the horn and yelled that I'd been waiting for that spot,but the idiot ignored me. I noticed a "For Sale" sign in his back windowwhich included his phone number, so I wrote down the number. A couple of days later, right after calling the first asshole (I ha d hisnumber on speed dial) I thought that I'd better call the BMW asshole, too. Isaid, "Is this the man with the black BMW for sale?" "Yes, it is", he said. "Can you tell me where I can see it?" I asked. "Yes, I live at 34 Mowbray Blvd, in Vaucluse. It's a yellow house, and thecar's parked right out in front." "What's your name?" I asked. "My name is Don Hansen," he said. "When's a good time to catch you, Don?" "I'm home every evening after five." "Listen, Don, can I tell you something?" "Yes?" "Don, you're an asshole!" Then I hung up, and added his number to my speeddial, too.

Now, when I had a problem, I had two assholes to call. Then I came up with an idea. I called Asshole #1. "Hello." "You're an asshole!" (But I didn't hang up.) Are you still there?" he asked. "Yeah," I said. "Stop calling me," he screamed. "Make me," I said. "Who are you?" he asked. "My name is Don Hansen." "Yeah? Where do you live?" "Asshole, I live at 34 Mowbray Blvd, Vaucluse, a yellow house, with my blackBeamer parked in front." He said, "I'm coming over right now, Don. And you had better start sayingyour prayers." I said, "Yeah, like I'm really scared, asshole," and hung up. Then I called Asshole #2. "Hello?" he said. "Hello, asshole," I said. He yelled, "If I ever find out who you are..." "You'll what?" I said! "I'll kick your ass," he exclaimed. I answered, "Well, asshole, here's your chance. I'm coming over right now." Then I hung up and immediat! ely called the police, saying that I lived at34 Mowbray Blvd, Vaucluse, and that I was on my way over there to kill mygay lover. Then I called Channel 9 News about the gang war going down in Mowbray Blvd,Vaucluse. I quickly got into my car and headed over to Mowbray. I got there just in time to watch two assholes beating the crap out of eachother in front of six cop cars, an overhead police helicopter and a newscrew.

NOW I feel much better.

Anger management really works...