When I have the occasional bad day and need to
take it out on
someone, I don't take it out on my
loved ones anymore...
I got the idea one day when I was
sitting at my desk and
remembered a phone call I had forgotten
to make. I found the number and dialed it.
A man answered, saying, "Hello." I
politely said,
"This is Chris. May I please speak with
Robin Carter?"
Suddenly, the phone was slammed down on
me. I couldn't believe that anyone could be so rude. I tracked down Robin's
correct number and called her. I had transposed the last two digits of her phone
number. After hanging up with her, I decided to call the 'wrong' number again.
When the same guy answered the phone, I
yelled, "You're an
asshole!" and hung up.
I wrote his number down with the word
'asshole' next to it, and put it in my desk drawer.
Every couple of weeks, when I was
paying bills or had a really bad day, I'd call him up and yell, "You're an
asshole!" It always cheered me up.
When Caller ID came to our area, I
thought my therapeutic
'asshole' calling would have to stop.
So, I called his number and said, "Hi, this is John Smith from the Telephone
Company. I'm just calling to see if you're interested in the Caller ID program?"
He yelled, "NO!" and slammed the phone
down. I quickly called him back and said, "That's because you're an asshole!"
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. I hit the horn and yelled that I had
been waiting for the spot. The idiot ignored me. I noticed a "For
A couple of days later, right after
calling the first asshole, (I had his number on speed dial), I thought I had
better call the BMW asshole, too.
I said, "Is this the man with the black
BMW for sale?"
"Yes, it is."
"Can you tell me where I can see it?"
"Yes, I live at
"What's your name?" I asked. "My name
is Don Hansen," he said.
"When's a good time to catch you, Don?"
"I'm home every evening after five."
"Listen, Don, can I tell you
something?"
"Yes?"
"Don, you're an asshole." Then I hung
up, and added his number to my speed dial, too.
Now, when I had a problem, I had two
assholes to call. But after several months of calling them, it wasn't as
enjoyable as it used to be. So, I came up with an idea. I called Asshole #1.
"Hello." "You're an asshole!" (But I
didn't hang up.)
"Are you still there?" he asked.
"Yeah," I said.
"Stop calling me," he screamed.
"Make me," I said.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"My name is Don Hansen."
"Yeah? Where do you live?"
"Asshole, I live at
He said, "I'm coming over right now,
Don. And you had better start saying your prayers."
I said, "Yeah, like I'm really scared,
asshole."
Then I called Asshole #2.
"Hello?" he said.
"Hello, asshole," I said.
He yelled, "If I ever find out who you
are!"
"You'll what?" I said.
"I'll kick your ass," he exclaimed.
I answered, "Well, asshole, here's your
chance. I'm coming over right now." Then I hung up and immediately called the
police, saying that I lived at
Then I called Channel 2 News about the
gang war going down on
I quickly got into my car and headed
over to
There I saw two assholes beating the
crap out of each other in front of six squad cars, a police helicopter, and a
news crew.
NOW, I feel better.
This anger management shit really
works!