Thought ya'll would get a giggle out of this one also I laughed so hard till I cried christy --Original Message----- From: Vivian M Johnson <frankmariej@juno.com> To: chodges@erie.net <chodges@erie.net>; Date: Monday, May 31, 1999 11:10 AM Subject: Why is America so mixed up? > > >Only in America...can a pizza get to your house faster than an = >ambulance... > >Only in America...are there handicap parking places in front of a = >skating rink... > >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. > >Only in America...do people order double cheese burgers, large fries, = >and a diet coke. > >Only in America...do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens >= >to the counters. > >Only in America...do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the = >driveway and put our useless junk in the garage. =20 > >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. > >Only in America...do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in = >packages of eight. > >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." > >Only in America do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille = >lettering. > >Only in America can a homeless combat veteran live in a cardboard box = >and a draft dodger live in the White House. (wow...) > > >"God is our refuge and strength, >a very present help in trouble." > Ps. 46:1 > >___________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html >or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] >