August 31, 2004

Bravo, Rich

Rich Galen's a class act:

The best part of my day, however, was at the ice cream store across the street from my hotel where I had stopped in to buy a root beer float with chocolate ice cream. Just as I was finishing my order a fireman walked in and stood behind me.

"And whatever he's having," I said. "Put them both together." He was getting a cup of ice cream for himself and one for a buddy.

"You can't buy my mine," he said. "It would be inappropriate."

"Why? Would it mean you'd be more likely to run into a burning building owned by a Republican and less likely if it were owned by a Democrat?"

"Nah," he said. "We run into all of 'em." And thanked me for the ice cream.