Subject: Irritation, Aggravation And Frustration
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sun Nov 11 2001 - 02:46:50 EST
"Irritation, Aggravation And Frustration"
A boy asks his father to explain the differences
among irritation, aggravation, and frustration.
Dad picks up the phone and dials a number at
random. When the phone is answered he asks,
"Can I speak to Roger, please?"
"No! There's no one called Roger here." The person
hangs up.
"That's irritation," says Dad.
He picks up the phone again, dials the same number
and asks for Roger a second time.
"No, there's no one here called Roger. Go away.
Don't call again."
"That's aggravation," says Dad.
"Then what's 'frustration'?" asks his son.
The father picks up the phone and dials a third time:
"Hello, this is Roger. Have I received any phone calls?"
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"Follow The Leader"
A recently arrived immigrant who knew very little English
visited a church in High Point, NC one Sunday morning.
Because the church was full, the usher put him in the
front pew. A tall man was ushered in and sat beside him,
so the immigrant decided to do whatever the tall man did.
When the tall man stood up, the immigrant stood up.
When the tall man sat down, he sat down. When the
tall man bowed his head, he bowed his head. When the
tall man knelt down, he knelt down.
The immigrant was enjoying the service, but suddenly
the church became quiet. The tall man rose to his feet.
When the immigrant stood up beside him, the tall man
became upset and pushed him back down.
The immigrant was perplexed. After the service, the tall
man apologized to him for his rude behavior and tried
to explain that it was a Baptism service and the preacher
had asked: "Will the father of the baby please stand up?"
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