Comments on: On Government Stupidity http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=1568 A Citizen's Guide to Indiana Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:56:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: doghouse riley http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=1568&cpage=1#comment-64382 doghouse riley Sun, 09 Jul 2006 15:08:19 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=1568#comment-64382 The machine at my local PO takes those evil things--did yours have some signage listing "acceptable" coins? Or were they just dropping through (if yer coin don't work in a vending machine, <i>spit on it</i> and try again)? The machine at my local PO takes those evil things–did yours have some signage listing “acceptable” coins? Or were they just dropping through (if yer coin don’t work in a vending machine, spit on it and try again)?

]]> By: Doug http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=1568&cpage=1#comment-64368 Doug Sun, 09 Jul 2006 11:50:51 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=1568#comment-64368 Never fear, Matt -- I just thought a beer at the end of the day would be nice. And it was even nicer after I spent the drive home contemplating the idiocy of the stamp machine design. (When I say "need," I think maybe my 2 year old is rubbing off on me. He wants for nothing, *needs* everything.) Never fear, Matt — I just thought a beer at the end of the day would be nice. And it was even nicer after I spent the drive home contemplating the idiocy of the stamp machine design.

(When I say “need,” I think maybe my 2 year old is rubbing off on me. He wants for nothing, *needs* everything.)

]]> By: Lou http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=1568&cpage=1#comment-64355 Lou Sun, 09 Jul 2006 08:02:15 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=1568#comment-64355 It's probably cheaper to make a machine that only gets rid of these dollar coins rather than one that would receive them,so it's another case of our government saving us money! It’s probably cheaper to make a machine that only gets rid of these dollar coins rather than one that would receive them,so it’s another case of our government saving us money!

]]> By: Matt B. http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=1568&cpage=1#comment-64318 Matt B. Sun, 09 Jul 2006 05:34:12 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=1568#comment-64318 I'm a crisis therapist, Doug, so I'm always a little concerned when people say things like, "I'm in need of some beer anyway"... Did you want the beer, or did you really NEED the beer? ;) I’m a crisis therapist, Doug, so I’m always a little concerned when people say things like, “I’m in need of some beer anyway”… Did you want the beer, or did you really NEED the beer? ;)

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