Is It Really This Bad????

Jack was sitting in an airplane when another guy took the seat beside him.
The new guy was an absolute wreck, pale, hands shaking, biting his nails and
moaning in fear.


"Hey, pal, what's the matter?" Jack asked.


"Oh man... I've been transferred to California," the other guy answered.
"There are crazy people in California and they have shootings, gangs, race
riots, drugs, the highest crime rate..."


"Hold on," Jack interrupted, "I've lived in California all my life, and it
is not as bad as the media says. Find a nice home, go to work, mind your own
business, enroll your kids in a good school and it's as safe as anywhere in
the world."


The other passenger relaxed and stopped shaking for a moment and said, "Oh,
thank you. I've been worried to death, but if you live there and say it's
OK, I'll take your word for it. What do you do for a living?"


"Me?" said Jack, "I'm a tail gunner on a Budweiser truck in Oakland."

"fudge" > wrote in message
.. .
> Is It Really This Bad????
>
> Jack was sitting in an airplane when another guy took the seat beside him.
> The new guy was an absolute wreck, pale, hands shaking, biting his nails and
> moaning in fear.
>
>
> "Hey, pal, what's the matter?" Jack asked.
>
>
> "Oh man... I've been transferred to California," the other guy answered.
> "There are crazy people in California and they have shootings, gangs, race
> riots, drugs, the highest crime rate..."
>
>
> "Hold on," Jack interrupted, "I've lived in California all my life, and it
> is not as bad as the media says. Find a nice home, go to work, mind your own
> business, enroll your kids in a good school and it's as safe as anywhere in
> the world."
>
>
> The other passenger relaxed and stopped shaking for a moment and said, "Oh,
> thank you. I've been worried to death, but if you live there and say it's
> OK, I'll take your word for it. What do you do for a living?"
>
>
> "Me?" said Jack, "I'm a tail gunner on a Budweiser truck in Oakland."

LOL..... Esse....

Dimitri

fudge wrote:

> Is It Really This Bad????
>
> Jack was sitting in an airplane when another guy took the seat beside
> him.
> The new guy was an absolute wreck, pale, hands shaking, biting his
> nails and
> moaning in fear.
>
> "Hey, pal, what's the matter?" Jack asked.
>
> "Oh man... I've been transferred to California," the other guy
> answered.
> "There are crazy people in California and they have shootings, gangs,
> race
> riots, drugs, the highest crime rate..."
>
> "Hold on," Jack interrupted, "I've lived in California all my life,
> and it
> is not as bad as the media says. Find a nice home, go to work, mind
> your own
> business, enroll your kids in a good school and it's as safe as
> anywhere in
> the world."
>
> The other passenger relaxed and stopped shaking for a moment and said,
> "Oh,
> thank you. I've been worried to death, but if you live there and say
> it's
> OK, I'll take your word for it. What do you do for a living?"
>
> "Me?" said Jack, "I'm a tail gunner on a Budweiser truck in Oakland."

During the Rodney King Riots and various other riots that have happened
over the last 20 years in other california city's, Oakland remained
calm, i work in Berkeley and live in oakland, we had to shut down in
BErkeley during the Rodney King riots where young white punks were
puling people from their cars and beating them and smashing store
windows and basically running amok and when i got home to oakland things
were very calm, no rioting.

Oakland has an undeserved reputation for violence, not that it does not
have its own share of problems like any other urban centre, but its
reputation far exceeds its reality. Now richmond, if your joke had said
'im a gunner on a richmond mobile library van' i would probly have
agreed with the sentiment, just the other day, a little old lady was
watering her flowers and got shot in the head in a drive by. As far as
the police are concerned it was random and meaningless, possibly a gang
initiation, you have to have murdered somebody to be a part of certain
gangs.
---
JL

On Mon 12 Sep 2005 01:09:15p, Joseph Littleshoes wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Now richmond, if your joke had said
> 'im a gunner on a richmond mobile library van' i would probly have
> agreed with the sentiment, just the other day, a little old lady was
> watering her flowers and got shot in the head in a drive by. As far as
> the police are concerned it was random and meaningless, possibly a gang
> initiation, you have to have murdered somebody to be a part of certain
> gangs.
>

Sounds like my office! :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Joseph Littleshoes wrote:

>fudge wrote:
>
>
>
>>Is It Really This Bad????
>>
>>Jack was sitting in an airplane when another guy took the seat beside
>>him.
>>The new guy was an absolute wreck, pale, hands shaking, biting his
>>nails and
>>moaning in fear.
>>
>>"Hey, pal, what's the matter?" Jack asked.
>>
>>"Oh man... I've been transferred to California," the other guy
>>answered.
>>"There are crazy people in California and they have shootings, gangs,
>>race
>>riots, drugs, the highest crime rate..."
>>
>>"Hold on," Jack interrupted, "I've lived in California all my life,
>>and it
>>is not as bad as the media says. Find a nice home, go to work, mind
>>your own
>>business, enroll your kids in a good school and it's as safe as
>>anywhere in
>>the world."
>>
>>The other passenger relaxed and stopped shaking for a moment and said,
>>"Oh,
>>thank you. I've been worried to death, but if you live there and say
>>it's
>>OK, I'll take your word for it. What do you do for a living?"
>>
>>"Me?" said Jack, "I'm a tail gunner on a Budweiser truck in Oakland."
>>
>>
>
>During the Rodney King Riots and various other riots that have happened
>over the last 20 years in other california city's, Oakland remained
>calm, i work in Berkeley and live in oakland, we had to shut down in
>BErkeley during the Rodney King riots where young white punks were
>puling people from their cars and beating them and smashing store
>windows and basically running amok and when i got home to oakland things
>were very calm, no rioting.
>
>Oakland has an undeserved reputation for violence, not that it does not
>have its own share of problems like any other urban centre, but its
>reputation far exceeds its reality. Now richmond, if your joke had said
>'im a gunner on a richmond mobile library van' i would probly have
>agreed with the sentiment, just the other day, a little old lady was
>watering her flowers and got shot in the head in a drive by. As far as
>the police are concerned it was random and meaningless, possibly a gang
>initiation, you have to have murdered somebody to be a part of certain
>gangs.
>---
>JL
>
>
>
Well, I appreciate your sentiment but having lived 'across the Bay' for
over 30 years I gotta take issue. I still remember quite vividly the
riots and upheaval in the Oakland area in the 60's and later. That's
not to say there weren't a lot on my side of the Bay too, but our whole
area has been a hotbed for many years.

Jim Davis wrote:
> Well, I appreciate your sentiment but having lived 'across the Bay' for
> over 30 years I gotta take issue. I still remember quite vividly the
> riots and upheaval in the Oakland area in the 60's and later. That's
> not to say there weren't a lot on my side of the Bay too, but our whole
> area has been a hotbed for many years.

Hotbed of what? *** rights? Free speech movement? Antiwar movement?
Free love? Hippies? Beat lit? Organically grown produce? Yeah, the BA
has it rough.

-bwg

> wrote in message
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>
> Jim Davis wrote:
>> Well, I appreciate your sentiment but having lived 'across the Bay' for
>> over 30 years I gotta take issue. I still remember quite vividly the
>> riots and upheaval in the Oakland area in the 60's and later. That's
>> not to say there weren't a lot on my side of the Bay too, but our whole
>> area has been a hotbed for many years.
>
> Hotbed of what? *** rights? Free speech movement? Antiwar movement?
> Free love? Hippies? Beat lit? Organically grown produce? Yeah, the BA
> has it rough.
>
> -bwg

Ever been to a Raiders game in Oakland?
Try one and you'll know.
Its a hotbed of intellectuals like Jerry Brown the Mayor.

;-)

Dimitri

Jim Davis wrote:

> Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
>
> >fudge wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Is It Really This Bad????
> >>
> >>Jack was sitting in an airplane when another guy took the seat
> beside
> >>him.
> >>The new guy was an absolute wreck, pale, hands shaking, biting his
> >>nails and
> >>moaning in fear.
> >>
> >>"Hey, pal, what's the matter?" Jack asked.
> >>
> >>"Oh man... I've been transferred to California," the other guy
> >>answered.
> >>"There are crazy people in California and they have shootings,
> gangs,
> >>race
> >>riots, drugs, the highest crime rate..."
> >>
> >>"Hold on," Jack interrupted, "I've lived in California all my life,
> >>and it
> >>is not as bad as the media says. Find a nice home, go to work, mind
> >>your own
> >>business, enroll your kids in a good school and it's as safe as
> >>anywhere in
> >>the world."
> >>
> >>The other passenger relaxed and stopped shaking for a moment and
> said,
> >>"Oh,
> >>thank you. I've been worried to death, but if you live there and say
>
> >>it's
> >>OK, I'll take your word for it. What do you do for a living?"
> >>
> >>"Me?" said Jack, "I'm a tail gunner on a Budweiser truck in
> Oakland."
> >>
> >>
> >
> >During the Rodney King Riots and various other riots that have
> happened
> >over the last 20 years in other california city's, Oakland remained
> >calm, i work in Berkeley and live in oakland, we had to shut down in
> >BErkeley during the Rodney King riots where young white punks were
> >puling people from their cars and beating them and smashing store
> >windows and basically running amok and when i got home to oakland
> things
> >were very calm, no rioting.
> >
> >Oakland has an undeserved reputation for violence, not that it does
> not
> >have its own share of problems like any other urban centre, but its
> >reputation far exceeds its reality. Now richmond, if your joke had
> said
> >'im a gunner on a richmond mobile library van' i would probly have
> >agreed with the sentiment, just the other day, a little old lady was
> >watering her flowers and got shot in the head in a drive by. As far
> as
> >the police are concerned it was random and meaningless, possibly a
> gang
> >initiation, you have to have murdered somebody to be a part of
> certain
> >gangs.
> >---
> >JL
> >
> >
> >
> Well, I appreciate your sentiment but having lived 'across the Bay'
> for
> over 30 years I gotta take issue. I still remember quite vividly the
> riots and upheaval in the Oakland area in the 60's and later. That's
> not to say there weren't a lot on my side of the Bay too, but our
> whole
> area has been a hotbed for many years.

Don't forget the National Guard in the streets of Berkeley. I have
pictures!!! But recently Oakland has been quiescent while surrounding
areas were rioting. S.F. got a lot more action in this respect over
Afghanistan and Iraq than Oakland did, though i think a lot of hard core
protesters may leave Oakland to protest or Riot else where.
---
JL

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:54:54 -0400, fudge wrote:

> "Me?" said Jack, "I'm a tail gunner on a Budweiser truck in Oakland."


LOLOL! Yes, the rest of the country really does think this and we
hope it keeps them away.