Bring some munchies, it's gonna be awhile

You know I love me some governmental retardation. Wait, that's practically a redundancy, isn't it? Well, when it comes together in that archetype of governmental hellholes we must all endure (no! NOT the post office, Edna!) AND it is in photographable signage form?? I'm as happy as a pig in slop.

I write of our local DMV, where on any given day one can while away hours on end waiting in a fluorescent holding tank reminiscent of an airport smoking lounge in Southeast Asia. You look around at your fellow captives... everyone is miserable, everyone has somewhere else they'd rather be-- anywhere else really.

If you haven't been able to garner childcare and have your beloved offspring very loudly losing their minds on the filthy floor whilst enduring the hard glares of the surrounding "patrons" it is perfectly understandable that you might re-evaluate your stance on Dr. Kevorkian's mercy killings.

And then you see it. The new regulations for proof of residency one must provide to renew your ID. It's a long list. Turns out the government certainly doesn't want to make it too hard for anyone to get an ID. And there it is. Almost at the bottom. One little nugget that will brighten your whole day while simultaneously reaffirming that the government has, in fact, lost its damn mind.

These are just some "suggested" materials to prove residency, which implies that there are many more things one could bring in and the DMV is playing fast and loose with the whole notion that one even needs to obey this rule. I mean, half of these things you could "pre-print" yourself. But, REALLY?? 

A Medical Marijuana Certificate?!?! That will suffice is securing your DRIVER'S LICENSE!??! 

Is this really the best form of proof that you are capable of driving? I mean, shoot, maybe I could just bring in a bar tab from Oskar Blues? Or pictures of me lighting a doob on my front door step next to the address plaque? Would that work?!

I don't know, this just makes me a little nervous. Now I'm looking into all the cars on the road next to me wondering which stoner couldn't find an electric bill or their tax forms or really ANYTHING else with their name and address printed on it, but sure enough(!), located their pot card! 

Evidently Gas, Grass or Ass, nobody rides for free is now 2/3rds state-sanctioned.

(Big thanks to Miranda R. for tipping me off to this)

 

 

 

 

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[dv]

That's awesome!!!!