For all of you who occasionally have a really bad day, and you just
need to take it out on someone, don't take it out on someone you
know, take it out on someone you don't know.
I was sitting at my desk, when I remembered a phone call I
had forgotten to make. I found the number, and dialed it.
A man answered saying, "Hello?"
I politely said, "This is Fred Hanifin, could I please speak
with Robin Carter?" Suddenly, the phone was slammed down on me. I
couldn't believe that anyone could be so rude.
I tracked down Robin's correct number, and called her.
(I had transposed the last two digits of her phone number).
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 hung up.
I wrote his number down, with the word 'asshole' next to it,
and put it in my desk drawer. Every couple of weeks, when I was paying
bills or had a really bad day, I'd call him up and yell,
"You're an asshole!"
It always cheered me up.
When Caller ID came to our area, I thought my therapeutic 'asshole'
calling would have to stop.
So, I called his number and said,
"Hi, this is John Smith from the Telephone Company.
I'm just calling to see if you're familiar with the caller ID
program?" he yelled, "NO!" and slammed the phone down. I
quickly called him back and said, "That's because you're an asshole!"
So, one day I was at the store, getting ready to pull into a
parking spot. Some boy in a black BMW cut me off,
and pulled into the spot I had patiently waited for.
I hit the horn and yelled that I had been waiting for the spot.
The idiot ignored me. I noticed a "For Sale" sign in his car
window, so wrote down his number.
A couple of days later, right after calling the first
asshole (I had his number on speed dial),
I thought I had better call the BMW asshole, too.
I dialed and someone said, "Hello?". I said,
"Is this the man with the black BMW for sale?"
"Yes it is."
"Can you tell me where I can see it?"
"Yes, I live at 1802 West 34th Street. It's a yellow house
and the car's parked right out 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 speed dial, too. Now, when I had a problem,
I had two assholes to call. But after several months of calling
them, it wasn't as enjoyable as it used to be.
So, 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 1802 West 34th Street, a yellow house
with my black Beemer our front."
He said, "I'm coming over right now, Don. And you had better
start saying your prayers."
I said, "Yeah, like I'm really scared, asshole."
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 immediately called the police, saying
that I lived at 1802 West 34th Street, and I was on my way
over there to kill my gay lover.
Then, I called Channel 13 news about the gang war going down
on West 34th Street. I quickly got into my car and headed
over to 34th St.
There, I saw two assholes beating the crap out of each other
in front of 6 squad cars, a police helicopter, and news crew.
Now, I feel better.