M a r k D i l l e y

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"Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days interesting. I went to the store the other day. I was only in there for about 5 minutes. When I came out, there was a city cop writing out a parking ticket. I went up to him and said, "come on, buddy, how about giving a senior a break?"

He ignored me and continued writing the ticket. I called him a name. He glared at me and started writing another ticket for having worn tires. So I called him a worse name. He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he started writing a third ticket. This went on for about 20 minutes. The more I abused him the more tickets he wrote. I didn't care. My car was parked around the corner, and this one had a "Re-Elect George Bush" bumper sticker on it. I try to have a little fun each day now that I’m retired. It's important at our age."