Word: cops
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Before long, we teaching fellows are inevitably asked a question to which we do not know the answer. At this point we have several options. Option one is a good cop/bad cop routine, which can be employed separately or together. The good cop acts as though the question has played right into his hands: "That's a great question, who wants to take that on?" The bad cop takes the offensive: "I'm not sure what you mean, could you spell that out a little more?" Option two is to obfuscate. When faced with a difficult question we say, "that...
GEORGE MICHAEL gave a little public performance last week in a bathroom at a park in Beverly Hills. It did not go well. The audience was an undercover cop who not only didn't recognize the singer but also arrested him for performing a "lewd act." To add insult to arrest, Michael had to suffer the advice of his frequent taunter Boy George, who wrote in a tab: "When push comes to shove, we are sisters under the skin." Boy was right. On Friday night Michael expressed regret for the embarrassing incident and admitted on CNN that...
...park remains incredibly busy, though, and a youth attracts a number of parade-goers by drumming on a plastic can. Eventually, he hands the sticks off to a buddy sitting on a bench just behind their makeshift stage. Four young men take turns playing the cans, until a cop on horseback approaches. The policeman makes a signal with his hand that looks like he's cutting his throat. The drummers are suddenly silent, focusing their attention on the cop's approach...
...mean, the music sounds great, but you need to leave," the cop apologizes, adding, "You guys really sound good...
Marge, you being a cop makes you the man...which makes me the woman. I have no interest in that, besides occasionally wearing the underwear (which, as we discussed, is strictly a comfort thing). --Homer Simpson...