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Crossing guard told not to wear silly hats

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Here is a sappy story that reminds me of a real life Miracle on 34th Street. In the movie, a government official threatens a harmless man with institutionalization for believing that he is Santa Claus. People come to his defense and he is set free! In real life, Larry Douthwaite, a school crossing guard for 15 years, has worn silly hats to make the children smile. In seems that some odious government official decided that wearing such attire was not “professional” and she did what any strong and empowered woman would do – she wrote a letter complaining to the police chief of the town. Bowing to this government busybody, the police chief sadly told Larry Douthwaite that he could no longer wear his funny hats while working as a school crossing guard. When the local townspeople heard about this, everyone rallied to Larry’s defense. At a special town meeting last night and hundreds of citizens attended to defend Larry’s right to wear a silly hat. The town council overturned the ruling. Lar...

Stepford Wife Neighborhood Hell

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A hilarious story about a woman that created a commotion when she placed various mannequin heads on her property. This offended the delicate sensibilities of the local sisterhood. Did they confront the offending lady and express their displeasure? No. They did what most strong and independent women do - they called the government for help. Anyone that has lived in suburbia knows that it is populated by these hideous busybodies (invariably women) who think they know best how their neighbors should live their lives. Typically, neighborhood covenants are formed to prevent any variation of style from the norm. God forbid if anyone should ever have a thought or style that is outside what is fashionable at the moment. So the neighborhood women picked up their phones and bitched to the City Councilman and the police. (Luckily, crime must be almost non-existent for the police to spend so much time on this mannequin head case.) The City Councilman, Jack Benson, should have told the women to shu...