ONLY
IN AMERICA...
Only
in America...can
a homeless combat veteran live in a cardboard box and a draft dodger
live in the White House
Only
in America...are there handicap parking
places in front of a skating rink.
Only
in America...do drugstores make the sick
walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions.
Only
in America...do people order double cheese
burgers,
a large fry, and a diet coke.
Only
in America...do banks leave both doors
open and
then chain the pens to the counters.
Only
in America...do we leave cars worth
thousands of dollars in the driveway and leave useless junk in the
garage.
Only
in America...do we use answering machines
to
screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from
someone
we didn't want to talk to in the first place.
Only
in America...do we buy hot dogs in
packages of
ten and buns in packages of eight.
Only
in America...do we use the word "politics"
to
describe the process so well: "Poli" in Latin meaning "many" and
"tics"
meaning "bloodsucking creatures".
Only
in America...do they have drive-up ATM
machines with Braille lettering.
Only
in America...can a pizza get to your house
faster
than an ambulance.
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