Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Through the lens

Officer Katie Flood serves as our public information officer, takes care of our public web site, and publishes our annual report, among other duties.  As a result, she spends a fair amount of time at her computer. I was walking down the hallway yesterday and saw Officer Katie Flood smiling at her monitor.  I knew it had to be something good, so I stopped and inquired.

"I just saw this headline, and was expecting something a little different," she said.

I glanced at the headline, and my mind's eye immediately inserted a "t" in the word "sealing."  I guess we all tend to see things through the lens of our professional experience.
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11 comments:

  1. SteveApril 19, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    When I think of joints, my mind goes to cracking and aching. Hell to get old.

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  2. AnonymousApril 19, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    That's exactly what I thought of. And I am not even a police officer.

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  3. AnonymousApril 19, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    Steve, I can identify with your comment. I used to think of depends and relies as synomyns. Now, I think of DEPENDS as a necessary product I pick up for my elderly mother. Can I be very far away from needing those pull-up panties for myself?! Yikes! And when I talk to students about their sandals, I forget and call them thongs. Now they're called flip-flops and thongs are a dirty-string that rubs your...Uranus!

    Oh my!

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  4. Tom CasadyApril 19, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    11:42,

    "Boxers or briefs?", she asked.

    "Depends," he replied.

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  5. AnonymousApril 19, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    Chief, TOOOOOO funny!

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  6. AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    Chief....

    Best joke of the month!

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  7. AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Chief,

    B1-033962 - let me guess, maybe they left the keys in the vehicle? They must have, since it has an immobilizer ignition standard from the factory.

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  8. AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    Chief,
    If I remember correctly that "Depends" answer cost Bob Dole an election.
    Gun Nut

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  9. AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Gun Nut,

    No, Ross Perot split the vote, but it was a cute joke.

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  10. AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Chief,

    Did Crimeview Community get 86ed? I get a 404 when I try the link on the IMS website.

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  11. Tom CasadyApril 20, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    5:23,

    Months ago. The app may have persisted for quite a while after the links were removed, though. Did we miss a link somewhere, or did you have it bookmarked?


    BTW, use crimemapping.com, and sign up for crime alerts! ( orange button, upper right)

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