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Times When Sarcasm Has Proven to be Less then Appreciated (Part I)

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

PART ONE: LOT GUARDS

Studio lot guards are encountered every day, so be nice because they can waste a lot of your time if they want to.  Generally I have had good experiences with security at work, but there is one lot in particular that has it out for me.  Not just one guard at this lot, all guards at this lot.  A memo must have gone out.

Recently I was stopped by two security women when their system was down and I wasn’t listed as cleared to enter.  I had seen both of these women the day before at this exact spot.  In fact I saw them a few days before that too, and another few days before that… people say patience is a virtue.  I waited nicely while their computers mustered enough strength to reboot, then reboot again, and finally while they checked that all the cabling was plugged in.  No good.  I could easily outrun both of them but feared a taser.  My destination was nearly in eye shot of them and after being denied an escort I started bartering.  I offered my phone if they promised not to call anyone internationally; no go.  Offered a shoe as collateral; no go.  This went on for quite a while with multiple failed attempts at getting to the payroll person.  Eventually I was getting bored and realized that while I was making one woman laugh hysterically, every time she laughed it pissed off the other one that much more.  I switched to Twittering for the rest of my wait which probably didn’t help their heightened sense of security either.

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