Do you ever wonder if you could retire, change your mind, and then call your employer's bluff by showing back up to work? And do you think Brett Favre will ever realize that George Constanza actually tried this first on an episode of Seinfeld?
Ever think back on your days in college and wish you could of cruised around campus in an SUV with tinted windows, an automatic weapon under the seat and some residue in the ash tray just so you could have been there when an employee of the university looked at the cameras and said, "I'm not giving up on this kid. I looked him in the eye and saw something worth saving."
Think you might want to go into work tomorrow and announce to anyone who will listen, "I'm sick of this organization and they're sick of me, so why don't they do something about it?" On your way out the door maybe you could knock down an elderly employee and curse at him because he couldn't get you enough free tickets to the company picnic.
Remember the day at work when somebody said something to you, you said something to him, there was some pushing and shoving and next thing you knew you were hitting him over the head with a hockey stick? So they gave you ten minutes in the break room and sent you home for the day.
Try this on your wife some time. Get implicated in using drugs banned by your employer, then tell everyone you know nothing about steroids, but a buddy of yours came over to the house and injected your wife because she wanted to look younger for some photos.
Some of you may have already tried this. Once you hit your eighties ignore the hints you're getting at work that you should retire. Let everyone know you'll make the decision year by year and you'll let them know when it's time. But not now.
Ever consider what you'd do if a fight broke about between a large group of women at work? OK, get your minds out of the gutter and think this through. Would knocking a 36 year old mother flat to break up the fight be an option?
Have you ever thought about what you'd do if you owned the Coliseum in Rome? Sure, it's a part of the country's heritage and all, but it's a real dump and knocking it down to make way for a new one would be real money maker for you (provided the city paid for the infrastructure to support your new coliseum)?
Were you one of those guys who thought once China got the Olympic games they would let dissidents speak out, ease restrictions on the press, and become more open to democracy? A related question? How much stuff around your house was bought after 2 a.m. during an infomercial?
Are there any asterisks in your personnel file beside your annual ratings because some of your best work was done with the aid of drugs?
Finally, think there are any good driving jobs where they encourage you to break the speed limit and all you have to do is make continuous left turns for three hours once a week?
MVP