Saturday, December 06, 2025

Is "The Jerk" a Christmas movie?



This guy, parked on the street in front of the library during the Clovis, NM Christmas parade, is a jerk.

My little group of four tried to stand behind his vehicle (between it and another vehicle), and he said, "We're going to have a lot of people here. You can't stand here. You have to move."

We moved. It's not worth having some ignorant jerk shoot you for being where he doesn't want you to be, but he is a jerk.

We (and he) were on the crowded street. In a public place, Not on his property. We were not going to crowd him more than anyone else. We were no threat to him. But he decided to be a jerk. I noticed later that he didn't have any more (or fewer) people there than any other spot, plus it looked like the jerk had given up trying to assert his counterfeit property rights over the side of Main Street.

And here we are.

UPDATE:
Apparently, other people encountered this jerk as well, including a 14-year-old male he shoved out of the way. I've seen several reports from others who were there. Eventually, he's going to confront or shove the wrong person, and then be shocked at the consequences he reaps.

Relationship rules


I originally got this idea from the LP of Louisiana, and then I modified it a little. 

I used to print it out, fold it up, give it a little pocket wear and tear, and then casually drop it in public places. I don't know if anyone ever picked a copy up and read it, or what effect it had if they did. But I found it funny to think about. Maybe I'll start doing that again. Anyway, here's the note...

Our Relationship Rules: 

* You will not make money without telling me. 
* If you trade, you can only do so with my permission. 
* You will not own anything I don't approve of, or I'll lock you in a cage. 
* You will pay me a large percentage of your income, or get locked in a cage.
* If you do not pay me whatever I demand, you will get locked in a cage. 
* I will take your money as I see fit and spend it as I want. My friends will get a cut. 
* You will not leave my property without my permission. 
* If you attempt to leave my property after getting my permission, I will grope you while bystanders watch before I decide if I'll allow you to go. 
* If you want friends to come over from another place, they must get my permission first. I will grope them. If they are someone I don't approve of, I may put them in the cage or send them back home without letting them see you. 
* You will let me listen in on your phone calls, texts, emails, or any other communications. You will let me bug your computer and watch you and listen to you through its camera and microphone, even if you're not using it. 
* I will monitor your every movement by tracking your cell phone. 
* I will ask you to publicly show your approval of me from time to time. If you don't, my friends will visit you at home and confront you in public, demanding you make this show of loyalty. If you don't do so to my satisfaction, I may put you in the cage.
* If you try to defend yourself from my henchmen, they will kill you- or put you in the cage if you survive.
* If you resist being locked in the cage, I will kill you.
* I will change these rules in my favor whenever I feel like it, and there's nothing you can do but beg me not to. 
* If you complain about any of the above, it's a sign you don't love me, and I may lock you in the cage to teach you to respect me. 

Your loving companion,
The Federal Government of the United States of America

Here are the state-level rules and the local rules.