Ways a Government Shutdown Could Affect Us

The list for September 25, 2013
NOTE FROM CHRIS:
Well, the children are fighting again.

Regardless of which side of Congress you may
blame for the inability to come to an agreement,
the U.S. is again facing a possible shutdown
of the federal government on October 1.

The Top 17 Ways a Government
Shutdown Could Affect Us

  1. Furloughed soldiers watch helplessly as the U.S. is simultaneously invaded by Canada and Mexico.

  2. With all workers at home, the DMV wait times actually decrease.

  3. Six weeks of unmonitored porn!

  4. Naval vessels will be propelled by baking soda and vinegar.

  5. With no asses to kiss, corporate lobbyists are forced to create their own "circle smooch."

  6. Airlines drift back to their 1953 stewardess-grabbing, walking-out-on-the-tarmac, onboard-smoking, kids-riding-in-the-cockpit heyday.

  7. Could possibly delay Walter White’s inevitable murder trial.

  8. No gas for black helicopters.

  9. The Obamas have to run an extension cord from Maryland to power the White House refrigerator.

  10. Joe Biden’s "Gaffe Prevention" program loses funding, forcing him to go off his medications and start spouting random lines from Monty Python movies.

  11. Presidential White House Galas reduced to 27 per month.

  12. Temporarily unable to wager on NFL games with food stamps, folks will attempt to persuade bookies to accept aluminum cans and lawn ornaments from around the neighborhood.

  13. Surprise! The exact same number of bi-partisan bills are passed DURING the shutdown as in the two years before it.

  14. I guess we’ll just be stuck having to watch only C-SPAN Classic.

  15. With nothing to talk about, political pundits are forced to make fun of Canadians and their king.

  16. Fingerprinting of newly arrested criminals will be outsourced to Apple’s iPhone division.
And the Number 1 Way a Government Shutdown Could Affect Us…

  1. With no FCC, Bert and Ernie finally get to visit a bathhouse.
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CREDITS
Selected from 64 submissions from 24 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:

  • Michael Whitmire, Houston, TX — 1 (22nd #1)
  • Jim G. Phynn, Horsham, PA — 2
  • Scott Witmer, Hanover, PA — 3, 9
  • Kevin Dopart, Washington, DC — 4
  • Dave Wesley, Pleasant Hill, CA — 5
  • Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — 6, 17
  • David Zechiel, Lake Forest, CA — 7
  • Shaune R. Stark, Cedar Park, TX — 8
  • Chuck Smith, Woodbridge, VA — 10
  • Tristan Fabriani, Passaic, NJ — 11
  • Nathan C. Sherman, Bellevue, WA — 12, 15
  • Gretchen Kinka, Brookfield, IL — 13
  • Bruce W. Alter, Fairfax Station, VA — 14
  • Jeremy Shelley, Possum Trot, KY — 16
  • Donald Junter, New Haven, CT — Banner Tag
  • Chris White, Olympia, WA — List owner/editor
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