by joe
Henry and I started laughing because it seemed like such a horribly evil thing to teach someone, which is essentially to gloss over the most important piece of information so that you make more money. I said, “Who teaches it, Enron?” I actually said that. Usually I just think of a funny thing I should have said weeks later and then pretend I said it when I re-tell the story so I look like a hero. But in this case, I thought of it right then and felt fantastic. But it reminded me of these health insurance companies. I talked about it in my “ Sleepwalk With Me ” show, but I actually have to get this medical procedure done a couple times a year where they insert a rod into my urethra to check on my bladder. It’s extremely painful and awful . And I get to follow that up with paperwork that is possibly even more painful. The last time I tried to understand my health insurance bill I couldn’t get past the part where you have to finish 6 Sudokus in under 3 minutes.
per your twitter request: it happened. Congrats.
Now instead of watching all the films that I’ve been meaning to, I’m going to use all my spare time to dream up zingers to use on car rental people someday when I’m old enough to rent a car. I only have a little less than 10 months, so I’d better get crackin’. Thanks for the inspiration.
the legal cheating thing doesn’t end at car rental companies. the next time your server asks you if you’d like cheese, bacon or mushroom on your hamburger, you’ve just charged yourself 3 extra dollars. and it’s mandatory- where i work, 2% of your sales have to be add-ons.
also, never, EVER sign up for the two free magazines, you’ll find yourself out $70 bucks most of the time.
Funny. I’ve never seen angrier people than those at the rental car pickup counter. I think they specialize in We Work Harder to Take Your Money Just to Piss You Off.
I’m the same way about the time thing. What was I doing when I was in college and had food service, for instance? Someone else was cooking my meals and I still didn’t seem to have any extra time to watch David Lynch films!
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