notthenameiwant [he/him]@hexbear.net to chat@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 months agoYou can only do this once, but you can get out of jury duty by saying "I looked up the case beforehand".message-squaremessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squareYou can only do this once, but you can get out of jury duty by saying "I looked up the case beforehand".notthenameiwant [he/him]@hexbear.net to chat@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareEmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 months ago Apparently they didn’t want people prejudiced against arsonists. Ah, but have you considered the funnier possibility that they didn’t want anyone who might look at an arsonist and think “this guy is good job security for me?”
minus-squareAdkml [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoIf anything I’d be more concerned they’d be sympathetic because of the disproportionate percentage of firefighters that are arsonists. Also I know you were joking but as a volunteer firefighter I promise my dad wasn’t hoping for more opportunities to have to put out fires for free.
minus-squareEmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoAbsolutely definitely joking. Hope I never have to experience a house fire.
Ah, but have you considered the funnier possibility that they didn’t want anyone who might look at an arsonist and think “this guy is good job security for me?”
If anything I’d be more concerned they’d be sympathetic because of the disproportionate percentage of firefighters that are arsonists.
Also I know you were joking but as a volunteer firefighter I promise my dad wasn’t hoping for more opportunities to have to put out fires for free.
Absolutely definitely joking. Hope I never have to experience a house fire.