Drabble by Kevin Fagan for January 16, 2024

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    Gizmo Cat  about 1 year ago

    Iā€™ve heard worse. At some point a gasoline company here announced that they would lower the price at a few gas pumps for an hour, but they would only announce the correct time half an hour or so in advance. One guy just waited all day at one of the pumps, to be first in line when the time came. From 8 am until they announced it, which was at about 17.00 hrs.

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    Queen of America  about 1 year ago

    Or, he could take a magazine.

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    jagedlo  about 1 year ago

    Ralphā€¦your wife is trying to tell you that 30 is greater than 20ā€¦

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    milnerdd2 Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Often thought this while seeing folks lining up for carpool long before school is out. Why? I used to pull up at the end of the line when there were only 10 cars left. Of course timing is everything.

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    manowarrior  about 1 year ago

    He should take a smartphone or an iPad.

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    Marcia Gibson Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Ever see people lined up at a cell phone store before opening?

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    NeedaChuckle Premium Member about 1 year ago

    My work place was at the end of road, a dead end. There was a light about 1 1/2 miles up at a ā€˜Tā€™ intersection. I would leave early and get there about 30 minutes before work. Later it was a giant traffic jam and it could take 20 minutes or more to get down that road. Iā€™d be reading the paper as everyone came in grumbling each day about the traffic.

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    david_42  about 1 year ago

    Iā€™ve only had to go to the post office twice in the last four years. Went around 2 pm and no line.

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    TwilightFaze  about 1 year ago

    The boy got a D in math on school, didnā€™t he?

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    Space_cat  about 1 year ago

    Thatā€™s how the DMV works.

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    Lady loves a joke  about 1 year ago

    Last month I went to the UPS store to ship a few boxes, and was astonished at how ill prepared some of the other people were. One person was wrapping the gifts they were shipping ā€“ while standing in line. Another person was returning an external computer drive, and wanted the worker to document the serial number and take a picture of it.

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    jango  about 1 year ago

    Dumb. But Norman is Dumber.

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    markkahler52  about 1 year ago

    Take your cellphone. Get on GoComics while you wait.

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    Ol' me  about 1 year ago

    This is similar to the old expression ā€œSpend a dollar to save a dime.ā€ I had a boss like that once.

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    Just-me  about 1 year ago

    He would prefer to stand outside in the snow and cold.

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    ginnieandlouie2  about 1 year ago

    Iā€™m trying to get the lay of the land in ā€œDrabble-ville.ā€ The letters in Ralphā€™s hand are stamped. Canā€™t he just mail them from home?

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    Bill The Nuke  about 1 year ago

    I found myself arriving at work 30 minutes early so I could have a parking spot by the door. I stopped that when I realized I was saving a minuteā€™s walk, Unless the weather was brutally cold like today.

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    wildlandwaters  about 1 year ago

    probly also buys things on sale that he doesnā€™t need so he can save money!

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    Drbarb71 Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Heā€™s a classic moron. You married him!

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    cuzinron47  about 1 year ago

    Itā€™s the principle of the thing.

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    Frank Burns Eats Worms  about 1 year ago

    Thatā€™s a complete waits of time.

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    dmalzahn  about 1 year ago

    He can talk to all the other old farts while waiting in line!

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    Scott S  about 1 year ago

    With our flight at about 7 am we need to be at the airport by about 5 am to allow time to get thru security. At that hour the lines are very short & we get thru quickly, but if we wait until 6:30 am the lines are much longer & weā€™ll probably miss our flight.

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    Robert C. Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Isnā€™t the DONUT SHOP on the way to the P.O. ?

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    Cathy P.  about 1 year ago

    I always have my handwork, usually tatting or knitting, with me. Since I am almost always early to wherever, I make a lot of progress on these projects.

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