{"id":139,"date":"2011-08-23T15:57:49","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T15:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.decarl.com\/?p=139"},"modified":"2011-10-20T12:03:12","modified_gmt":"2011-10-20T12:03:12","slug":"anger-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decarl.com\/?p=139","title":{"rendered":"Anger Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to take it out on someone, don&#8217;t take it out on someone you know, take it out on someone you don&#8217;t know, but you know deserves it.<\/p>\n<p>I was sitting at my desk when I remembered a phone call I&#8217;d forgotten to make. I found the number and dialed it. A man answered, saying &#8216;Hello..&#8217;\u00a0 I politely said, &#8216;This is Chris. Could I please speak with Robyn Carter?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly a manic voice yelled out in my ear &#8216;Get the right f***ing number!&#8217; And the phone was slammed down on me. I couldn&#8217;t believe that anyone could be so rude.<\/p>\n<p>When I tracked down Robyn&#8217;s correct number to call her, I found that I had accidentally transposed the last two digits. After hanging up with her, I decided to call the &#8216;wrong&#8217; number again.<\/p>\n<p>When the same guy answered the phone, I yelled &#8216;You&#8217;re an asshole!&#8217; And hung up. I wrote his number down with the word &#8216;asshole&#8217; next to it, and put it in my desk drawer.<\/p>\n<p>Every couple of weeks, when I was paying bills or had a really bad day, I&#8217;d call him up and yell, &#8216;You&#8217;re an asshole!&#8217; It always cheered me up.<\/p>\n<p>When Caller ID was introduced, I thought my therapeutic &#8216;asshole&#8217; calling would have to stop.\u00a0 So, I called his number and said, &#8216;Hi, this is John Smith from the telephone company. I&#8217;m calling to see if you&#8217;re familiar with our Caller ID Program?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He yelled &#8216;NO!&#8217; and slammed down the phone.\u00a0 I quickly called him back and said, &#8216;That&#8217;s because you&#8217;re an asshole!&#8217; and hung up.<\/p>\n<p>One day I was at the store, getting ready to pull into a parking spot. Some guy in a black BMW cut me off and pulled into the spot I had patiently waited for.\u00a0 I hit the horn and yelled that I&#8217;d been waiting for that spot, but the idiot ignored me.<\/p>\n<p>I noticed a &#8216;For Sale&#8217; sign in his back window, so I wrote down his number. A couple of days later, right after calling the first asshole (I had his number on speed dial) I thought that I&#8217;d better call the BMW asshole, too. I said, &#8216;Is this the man with the black BMW for sale?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8216;Yes, it is.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I then asked, &#8216;Can you tell me where I can see it?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8216;Yes, I live at 34 Oaktree Blvd., in Fairfax.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a yellow ranch style house, and the car&#8217;s parked right out in front.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I asked, &#8216;What&#8217;s your name?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8216;My name is Don Hansen.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I asked, &#8216;When&#8217;s a good time to catch you, Don?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8216;I&#8217;m home every evening after five.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I said, &#8216;Listen, Don, can I tell you something?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8216;Yes?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I said, &#8216;Don, you&#8217;re an asshole!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Then I hung up, And added his number to my speed dial, too.<\/p>\n<p>Now, when I had a problem, I had two assholes to call.<\/p>\n<p>Then I came up with an idea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I called asshole #1.\u00a0 He said, &#8216;Hello&#8217; I said, &#8216;You&#8217;re an asshole!&#8217; (But I didn&#8217;t hang up.)<\/p>\n<p>He asked, &#8216;Are you still there?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I said, &#8216;Yeah!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He screamed, &#8216;Stop calling me&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I said, &#8216;Make me.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He asked, &#8216;Who are you?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I said, &#8216;My name is Don Hansen.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8216;Yeah? Where do you live?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I said, &#8216;Asshole, I live at 34 oak tree Blvd., in Fairfax , a yellow ranch style home and I have a black Beamer parked in front.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8216;I&#8217;m coming over right now, Don. And you had better start saying your prayers.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I said, &#8216;Yeah, like I&#8217;m really scared, asshole,&#8217; and hung up.<\/p>\n<p>Then I called Asshole #2.\u00a0 He said, &#8216;Hello?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I said, &#8216;Hello, asshole,&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He yelled, &#8216;If I ever find out who you are&#8230;&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0 said, &#8216;You&#8217;ll what?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He exclaimed, &#8216;I&#8217;ll kick your ass&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>I answered, &#8216;Well, asshole, here&#8217;s your chance. I&#8217;m coming over right now.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Then I hung up and immediately called the police, saying that I was on my way over to 34 oak tree Blvd, in Fairfax, to kill my gay lover.\u00a0 Then I called Channel 7 News about the gang war going down in oak tree Blvd in Fairfax.<\/p>\n<p>I quickly got into my car and headed over to Fairfax.\u00a0 I got there just in time to watch two assholes beating the crap out of each other in front of six cop cars, an overhead news helicopter and surrounded by a news crew.<\/p>\n<p>Now I feel much better.\u00a0 Anger management really does work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to take it out on someone, don&#8217;t take it out on someone you know, take it out on someone you don&#8217;t know, but you know deserves it. 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