{"id":5860,"date":"2014-02-23T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-02-23T07:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/?p=5860"},"modified":"2014-02-21T17:34:20","modified_gmt":"2014-02-21T17:34:20","slug":"23-february-2014-amusements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stragnell.com\/befoulednews\/2014\/02\/23\/23-february-2014-amusements\/","title":{"rendered":"23 February 2014 &#8211; Amusements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One day an employee came in to work with both of his ears bandaged.\u00a0 When his boss asked him what happened, he explained:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yesterday I was ironing a shirt when the phone rang and I accidentally answered the iron instead of the phone!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well,&#8221; the boss said, &#8220;that explains one ear, but what about the other?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They called back!&#8221;<!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I know we\u2019ve had this one before but it somehow seems quite topical.<\/p>\n<p>A guy goes into U.S. Postal Service to apply for a job. The interviewer asks him, &#8220;Are you allergic to anything?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He replies, &#8220;Yes, caffeine. I can&#8217;t drink coffee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ok, Have you ever been in the military service?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes,&#8221; he says, &#8220;I was in Afghanistan for one tour.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The interviewer says, &#8220;That will give you 5 extra points toward employment.&#8221; Then he asks, &#8220;Are you disabled in any way?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The guy says, &#8220;Yes. A bomb exploded near me and I lost both my testicles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The interviewer grimaces and then says, &#8220;Okay. You&#8217;ve got enough points for me to hire you right now. Our normal hours are from 8:00 am to 4:00 PM. You can start tomorrow at 10:00 am, and you might as well plan on starting at 10:00 am every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The guy is puzzled and asks, &#8220;If the work hours are from 8:00 am to 4:00 PM, why don&#8217;t you want me here until 10?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a government job,&#8221; the interviewer says. &#8220;For the first two hours, we just stand around drinking coffee and scratching our balls. No point in You coming in for that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Seven-year-old Alex came home from school one day. 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