1. Only in America......can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
2. Only in America......are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.
3. Only in America......do drugstores make the sick walk all
the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while
healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.
4. Only in America......do people order double cheeseburgers,
large fries, and a diet coke.
5. Only in America......do banks
leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.
6. Only in America......do we leave cars worth thousands of
dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.
7. Only in America......do we use answering machines to screen
calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from
someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.
8. Only in America......do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten
and buns in packages of eight.
9. Only in America......do we use the word 'politics' to describe the
process so well:
'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking
creatures'.
10. Only in America......do they have drive-up ATM machines
with Braille lettering.
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In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed through
stupidity, here are some actual label instructions on consumer goods:
1. On Sears hairdryer: "Do not use while sleeping".
[Gee, that's the only time I have to work on my hair]
2. On a bag of Fritos: "You could be winner! No purchase
necessary. Details inside". (Evidently, the shoplifter special.)
3. On a bar of Dial soap: "Directions: Use like regular soap."
[And that would be how...?]
4. On some Swanson frozen dinners: "Serving suggestions: Defrost."
[But it's *just* a suggestion]
5. On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom of box): "Do
not turn upside down". [Oops, too late!]
6. On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding: "Product will be hot after
heating". [As sure as night follows the day . .. ..]
7. On packaging for a Rowenta iron: "Do not iron clothes on body".
[But wouldn't this save even more time?]
8. On Boot's Children's Cough Medicine: "Do not drive a car or operate
machinery after taking this medication". [We could do a lot to reduce the
rate of construction accidents if we could just get those 5-year-olds with
head-colds]