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Sometimes Things Aren’t Broken, They Just Need a Different Level of Analysis

Posted on Friday, May 9, 2008 by Frank Roche

I like an escalator because an escalator can never break, it can only become stairs. There would never be an escalator temporarily out of order sign, only an escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.
–Mitch Hedberg

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  1. Michelle Malay Carter

    May 9th, 2008

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    Hi Frank,

    This could be fun. So…

    A broken toilet is temporarily a chair?
    A broken refrigerator is temporarily a cupboard?
    A broken laptop is temporarily a weight in your briefcase?

    OK. I could fiddle away my morning here. Only boring stuff on my list today. Thanks for the diversion.

    Michelle Malay Carter

  2. Frank Roche

    May 9th, 2008

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    Michelle…that is just too funny. You were MUCH more creative than I was this morning…thanks for the laughs.

  3. HR Wench

    May 9th, 2008

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    I love Mitch Hedberg. He was a brilliant and funny guy.

  4. Charlie

    May 10th, 2008

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    I like broken parking meters. I don’t believe that Philadelphia, with its bazillion meters, owns a single “Meter out of order” sign. Meters turned into poles are even better than escalator/stairs because they improve with malfunction.

    Like:
    – airline over-bookings forcing you into a free upgrade
    – school and work on snowdays
    – go-cart throttle limiters
    – chastity belts

  5. Frank Roche

    May 12th, 2008

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    Charlie…that last one is make me snort. Well done.

    HR Wench…Hedberg was really a piece of work.

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