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Hostage Negotiation Don'ts

As Hostage Taker:

- Demand to speak only with FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.

- Have one of the hostages hold your gun while you make a quick trip to the bathroom.

- Let one hostage go to the bathroom. When he doesn't return, send the others to see what's taking him so long.

- Agree to let the hostages go, after doing so, make you demands.

- Rig the building to explode if someone tries to go through the door, then remember that you forgot to lock your car and leave the room.

- Confuse the detonator for your explosive booby-traps with your garage door opener.

- Tell the negotiator that you'd rather choke on tear gas than let the hostages go.

- Allow one of the hostages to win possession of your gun because of a paper-rock scissors tournament.

- Forget your gun at home.

- Run away bawling like a baby when one of your hostages calls you a "meanie".

- Ask the negotiator to tell your fiancee that this is all a joke and would she marry you.

As Negotiator:

- Ask the hostage taker if he/she would like to go to dinner after the stand-off.

- When hearing the demands suddenly yell into the phone, "It all you you you! What about my needs?!"

- When you call the hostage taker, tell him you'd like a large thick crust pepperoni and snicker loudly.

- Show up stoned and do anything at all.

- When the hostage taker lists his demands yell into the phone "La la la la! I can't hear you!"

- Mention how much income tax the hostage taker will have to pay if he/she gets the F-15 he/she wants.

- Tell the hostage take that you think Rosanne Barr should play him in the TV movie of the stand-off.

- Tell the hostage taker you think it'd be really cool if a hostage came flying out of a 52nd story window.

- Tell the hostage taker that he must convert to hindu if he wants you to deal with him.

- When the hostage taker agrees to let the hostages go tell him, "You're never gonna be on COPS with a wimp attitude like that."

Why Dogs Don't Use Computers

- Can't stick their heads out of Windows '95.

- Fetch command not available on all platforms.

- Hard to read the monitor with your head cocked to one side.

- Too difficult to "mark" every website they visit.

- Can't help attacking the screen when they hear "You've Got Mail."

- Fire hydrant icon simply frustrating.

- Involuntary tail wagging is dead giveaway they're browsing www.pethouse.com instead of working.

- Keep bruising noses trying to catch that MPEG frisbee.

- Not at all fooled by Chuckwagon Screen Saver.

- Still trying to come up with an "emoticon" that signifies tail-wagging.

- Oh, but they WILL... with the introduction of the Microsoft Opposable Thumb.

- Three words: Carpal Paw Syndrome

- Cause dogs ain't GEEKS! Now, cats, on the other hand...

- Barking in next cube keeps activating YOUR voice recognition software.

- SmellU-SmellMe still in beta test.

- SIT and STAY were hard enough, GREP and AWK are out of the question!

- Saliva-coated mouse gets mighty difficult to manuever.

- Annoyed by lack of newsgroup, alt.pictures.master's.leg.

- Too Hard To Type With Paws.

Drinking Too Much Coffee

You're drinking too much coffee when...

- Juan Valdez named his donkey after you.

- You ski uphill.

- You get a speeding ticket even when you're parked.

- You speed walk in your sleep.

- You have a bumper sticker that says: "Coffee drinkers are good in the sack."

- You answer the door before people knock.

- You haven't blinked since the last lunar eclipse.

- You just completed another sweater and you don't know how to knit.

- You grind your coffee beans in your mouth.

- You sleep with your eyes open.

- You have to watch videos in fast-forward.

- The only time you're standing still is during an earthquake.

- You can take a picture of yourself from ten feet away without using the timer.

- You lick your coffeepot clean.

- You spend every vacation visiting "Maxwell House."

- You're the employee of the month at the local coffeehouse and you don't even work there.

- You've worn out your third pair of tennis shoes this week.

- Your eyes stay open when you sneeze.

- You chew on other people's fingernails.

- The nurse needs a scientific calculator to take your pulse.

- Your T-shirt says, "Decaffeinated coffee is the devil's coffee."

- Your so jittery that people use your hands to blend their margaritas.

- You can type sixty words per minute with your feet.

- You can jump-start your car without cables.

- Cocaine is a downer.

- All your kids are named "Joe."

- You don't need a hammer to pound in nails.

- Your only source of nutrition comes from "Sweet n Low."

- You don't sweat, you percolate.

- You buy milk by the barrel.

- You've worn out the handle on your favorite mug.

- You go to AA meetings just for the free coffee.

- You walk twenty miles on your treadmill before you realize it's not plugged in.

- You forget to unwrap candy bars before eating them.

- Charles Manson thinks you need to calm down.

- You've built a miniature city out of little plastic stirrers.

- People get dizzy just watching you.

- When you find a penny, you say, "Find a penny, pick it up. Sixty-three more, I'll have a cup."

- You've worn the finish off your coffee table.

- The Taster's Choice couple wants to adopt you.

- Starbucks owns the mortgage on your house.

- Your taste buds are so numb you could drink your lava lamp.

- You're so wired, you pick up AM radio.

- People can test their batteries in your ears.

- Your life's goal is to amount to a hill of beans.

- Instant coffee takes too long.

- You channel surf faster without a remote.

- When someone says, "How are you?", you say, "Good to the last drop."

- You want to be cremated just so you can spend the rest of eternity in a coffee can.

- You want to come back as a coffee mug in your next life.

- Your birthday is a national holiday in Brazil.

- You'd be willing to spend time in a Turkish prison.

- You go to sleep just so you can wake up and smell the coffee.

- You're offended when people use the word "brew" to mean beer.

- You name your cats "Cream" and "Sugar."

- You get drunk just so you can sober up.

- You speak perfect Arabic without ever taking a lesson.

- Your Thermos is on wheels.

- Your lips are permanently stuck in the sipping position.

- You have a picture of your coffee mug on your coffee mug.

- You can outlast the Energizer bunny.

- You short out motion detectors.

- You have a conniption over spilled milk.

- You don't even wait for the water to boil anymore.

- Your nervous twitch registers on the Richter scale.

- You think being called a "drip" is a compliment.

- You don't tan, you roast.

- You don't get mad, you get steamed.

- Your three favorite things in life are...coffee before and coffee after.

- Your lover uses soft lights, romantic music, and a glass of iced coffee to get you in the mood.

- You can't even remember your second cup.

- You help your dog chase its tail.

- You soak your dentures in coffee overnight.

- Your coffee mug is insured by Lloyds of London.

- You introduce your spouse as your coffeemate.

- You think CPR stands for "Coffee Provides Resuscitation."

- Your first-aid kit contains two pints of coffee with an I.V. hookup.

The AOL Car

- The AOL car would have a TOP speed of 40 MPH yet have a 200 MPH speedometer.

- The AOL car would come equipped with a NEW and fantastic 8-Track tape player.

- The car would often refuse to start and owners would just expect this and try again later.

- The windshield would have an extra dark tint to protect the driver from seeing better cars.

- AOL would sell the same model car year after year and claim it's the NEW model.

- Every now and then the brakes on the AOL car would just "lock-up" for no apparent reason.

- The AOL car would have a very plain body style but would have lots'a pretty colors and lights.

- The AOL car would have only one door but it would have 5 extra seats for family members.

- Anyone dissatisfied could return the car but must continue to make payments for 6 months.

- If an AOL car owner received 3 parking tickets AOL would take the car off of them.

- The AOL car would have an AOL Cell phone that can only place calls to other AOL car cell phones.

- AOL would pass a new car law forbidding AOL car owners from driving near other car dealerships.

- AOL car mechanics would have no experience in car repair.

- Younger AOL car drivers would be able to make other peoples AOL cars stall just for fun.

- It would not be possible to upgrade your AOL car stereo.

- AOL cars would be forced to use AOL gas that cost 20% more and gave worse mileage.

- Anytime an AOL car owner saw another AOL car owner he would wonder, M/F/age?

- It would be common for AOL car owners to divorce just to marry another AOL car owner.

- AOL car owners would always claim to be older or younger than they really are.

- AOL cars would come with a steering wheel and AOL would claim no other cars have them.

- Every time you close the door on the AOL car it would say, "Good-Bye."

Caught Sleeping At Work Excuses

- They told me at the blood bank that this might happen.

- This is just a 15 minute power nap like they raved about in that time management course you sent me to.

- I was working smarter - not harder.

- Whew! I must have left the top off the whiteout.

- I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm! This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!

- I was testing the keyboard for drool resistance.

- I'm in the management training program.

- I'm actually doing a Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan (SLEEP). I learned at the last mandatory seminar you made me attend.

- This is in exchange for the six hours last night when I dreamed about work!

- I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work related stress. Do you discriminate against people who practice Yoga?

- No! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem.

- The coffee machine is broken.... Someone must have put decaf in the wrong pot.

- Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won't wear off.

- Ah, the unique and unpredictable circadian rhythms of the workaholic!

- I wasn't sleeping. I was trying to pick up my contact lens without my hands.

- The mail courier flipped out and pulled a gun so I was playing dead to avoid getting shot.

- Geez, I thought you (the boss) were gone for the day.

- I'm just resting my eyes.

Internet Addict Signs

You might be an Internet addict if...

- You step out of your room and realize that your parents have moved and you don't have a clue as to when it happened.

- Your bookmark list takes 15 minutes to go from top to bottom.

- Your nightmares are in HTML and GIFS.

- You turn off your modem and get this awful empty feeling, like you just pulled the plug on a loved one.

- You start introducing yourself as "Jim at net dot com".

- Your heart races faster and beats irregularly each time you see a new WWW site address on TV.

- You turn on your intercom when leaving the room so you can hear if new e-mail arrives.

- Your wife drapes a blond wig over your monitor to remind you of what she looks like.

- All of your friends have an @ in their names.

- When looking at a web page full of someone else's links, you notice all of them are already highlighted in purple.

- Your dog has its own home page.

- You can't call your mother... She doesn't have a modem.

- You check your mail. It says "no new messages." So you check it again.

- Your phone bill is a heavy as a brick.

- You write your homework in HTML and give your instructor the URL.

- You don't know the sex of three of your closest friends, because they have neutral nicknames and you never bothered to ask.

- Your husband tells you that he has had the beard for 2 months.

- You wake up at 3 a.m. to go to the bathroom and stop and check your e-mail on the way back to bed.

- You tell the kids they can't use the computer because "Daddy's got work to do" -- even though you don't have a job.

- You buy a Captain Kirk chair with a built-in keyboard and mouse.

- Your wife makes a new rule: "The computer cannot come to bed."

- You get a tattoo that says "This body best viewed with Netscape 3.0 or higher."

- You never have to deal with busy signals when calling your ISP... because you never log off.

- The last girl you picked up was only a GIF.

- You ask a plumber how much it would cost to replace the chair in front of your computer with a toilet.

- Your wife says communication is important in a marriage... so you buy another computer and install a second phone line so the two of you can chat.

- As your car crashes through the guardrail on a mountain road, your first instinct is to search for the "back" button.

Taking Y2K Too Seriously

Signs you took Y2K too serious:

- You didn't find out that nothing happened for a week because you were holed up in your cellar.

- You don't have to go to the grocery store for a year.

- You invited the local football team over to eat twice this week, and you still have food left!

- You have no savings left because you used it to prepare.

- You spent the first week of the new year digging up all your valubles.

- You went to the bank on Monday and deposited $2000 of one and five dollar bills.

- You went ahead and had your water shut off, so you could use your stored bottled water.

- You were depressed because nothing happened !!

If AOL Were A City

- You'd live in a place where no two people had the same name.

- You'd only pay $21.95 a month to live there, but half the time you tried to leave your house, the door would be stuck.

- Once you got outside, even if you were in a hurry, you'd be assaulted by slimy little door-to-door sales creeps offering you great AOL 14.4 modems for only $399.99.

- The commute to work is just a double-click away, but every time you try to leave your driveway, the flow of traffic knocks you back into your yard.

- The local post office would tell your mother you're not a known resident.

- The local post office won't forward your mail to you when you move.

- If you saw a crime and called 911, they'd reply a week later with a form letter saying how you "really are important to us."

- Every time you went shopping, you'd be kicked out of the store by a bouncer screaming, "WE'RE SORRY, THIS STORE IS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE."

- Whenever you traveled to other cities, people would see your license tag and laugh at you, behind your back.

- You'd occasionally be sent home during your day by another bouncer telling you that the city has performed an illegal operation.

- You'd not have any idea who your neighbors are, and most new arrivals would move in at night, stuff everyone's mailbox with garbage, and vacate before sun-up.

- The administration would build a huge, state of the art park, and allow the kids to play there free, then suddenly start demanding money.

Signs You're A Bad Customer

You might be a bad customer if:

- You escort people out of line for having 11 items in the "10 items or less" lane.

- You walk into a store at 10 minutes to close not knowing what you want and don't decide for another 30 minutes.

- You yell out what a GREAT TIPPER you are.

- You return the coffee because it's too hot.

- You order water with extra lemon (as if it was supposed to come with lemon).

- You ask for a discount. No reason specified, just that you should get one.

- You get annoyed if a hardware store, etc., does not have the most obscure component in stock, despite the fact that they haven't sold one in over 20 years.

- If you buy 10 cent candy to break a 20.

- You think the Pre-pay sign on the gas pump is for everyone but you.

- You buy an expensive dress and return it after the party.

- You can't read the signs or coupons correctly, insisting you're right and all the employees are wrong.

- While standing in front of the huge line up of TVs, you ask a salesman, "Is this all the TVs you have?"

- You dare ask for a discount at a resturaunt because your kids didn't like thier food after they showed their dislike by throwing said food on the walls and the floor.

- You chew out the manager of the local McDonald's for not cleaning up the place, while meanwhile, your kids proceed to launch ketchup packets at each other.

- You pay anything / everything in small change (especially pennies)

Cards You'll Never See

- "Congratulations on your wedding day! Too bad no one likes your wife."

- "How could two people as beautiful you have such an ugly baby?"

- "I've always wanted to have someone to hold, someone to love. After having met you, I've changed my mind."

- "I must admit, you brought Religion in my life. I never believed in Hell til I met you."

- "Looking back over the years that we've been together, I can't help but wonder: What was I thinking?"

- "As the days go by, I think of how lucky I am that you're not here to ruin it for me."

- "If I get only one thing for Christmas, I hope it's your sister."

- "As you grow older, Mom, I think of all the gifts you've given me. Like the need for therapy..."

- "Thanks for being a part of my life!!! I never knew what evil was before this!"

- "Congratulations on your promotion. Before you go, would like to take this knife out of my back. You'll probably need it again."

- "Someday I hope to get married, but not to you."

- "Sorry things didn't work out, but I can't handle guys with boobs that are bigger than mine."

- "Happy Birthday! You look great for your age... Almost Lifelike!"

- "When we were together, you always said you'd die for me. Now that we've broke up, I think it's time you kept your promise."

- "I knew the day would come when you would leave me for my best friend. So here's his leash, water bowl and chew toys."

- "We have been friends for a very long time, what say we call it quits."

- "I'm so miserable without you, it's almost like you're here."

- "Congratulations on your new bundle of joy. Did you ever find out who the father was?"

- "You are such a good friend that if we were on a sinking ship and there was only one life jacket.... I'd miss you heaps and think of you often."

- "Your friends and I wanted to do something special for your birthday ---so we're having you put to sleep."

- "Happy Birthday, Uncle Dad!!" (available only in Arkansas)