The bureaucratic mindset

13 Responses to The bureaucratic mindset

1. Warren Tooley says:

   February 28, 2015 at 11:40

   Maybe they should have signs along the road saying ‘pedestrians beware of car’s exhaust fumes, as this can shorten your life’. Its seems like another way to give bureaucrats even more power and money. And maybe they should have a sign outside every shop saying ‘smoking is allowed outside of every shop, so watch out for smokers’. Its illegal to smoke inside any building in NZ, but not outside.
   • Ronbo says:

     February 28, 2015 at 12:55

     “Its illegal to smoke inside any building in NZ, but not outside.”

     YET
     • Warren Tooley says:

       February 28, 2015 at 14:35

       Aw yes Ronbo, they want to go even further. Auckland City Council wants to altogether get rid of smoking by 2025.
     • Oswald Bastable says:

       February 28, 2015 at 15:49

       Beat me to it!
2. mistress mara says:

   February 28, 2015 at 15:50

   We went to Aussie recently and I had my trusty e-cigg. I was in the aisle seat and the old chap was alongside. Not wishing to go through the hassle of going to the dunny and not wishing to be seen vaping, I leaned low into his lap and had a few good sucks. A few nearby passengers gave me VERY funny looks for the rest of the flight. They likely wondered why two old folks would have to need to do what they imagined we had done.
   • Oswald Bastable says:

     February 28, 2015 at 15:52

     
     • KG says:

       February 28, 2015 at 16:41

       
3. Oswald Bastable says:

   February 28, 2015 at 15:51

   I used to make signs and have done a few like the above.

   My favourites were:

   ‘It is forbidden to throw stones at this notice’
   And
   ‘Unauthorised personnel only’
   • KG says:

     February 28, 2015 at 16:41

     You’re a closet anarchist, Os!
4. Oswald Bastable says:

   February 28, 2015 at 16:58

   A friend had a quite expensive brass one made that read ‘ on this site in 1897- nothing happened’

   We screwed it to a wall in the gun club and had a lot of fun watching people trying to figure it out
   • KG says:

     February 28, 2015 at 17:07

     
     • Darin says:

       February 28, 2015 at 19:01

       “See the Egress”

       I put one over my monitor at work for the customers to see

       “Your version of reality may cost less than mine”
5. Ronbo says:

   February 28, 2015 at 23:28

   A sign from the past:

   “Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
   Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind
   Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?
   Now, hey you, Mister, can’t you read?
   You’ve got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat
   You can’t even watch, no you can’t eat
   You ain’t supposed to be here
   The sign said, You got to have a membership card to get inside, ugh”