I got stopped by the police in Mexicali yesterday...

as he blocked traffic on one of the busiest roads in town just so an old lady could get across the street safely.

I felt like getting his badge number.

To funny...

Sometimes Nomads are joking... but since we can't hear their voice or see their facial expression, it isn't understood always as a joke and thus becomes offensive to some...

I suggest that when a joke (off color or otherwise) is told here... it be followed by one or more to clarify it as such...

Would that help???

[Edited on 10-19-2007 by David K]

Well, naturally it is silly we have to do this... but as people's skins are getting thinner and thinner...

Good suggestion, David. That little smiling, laughing thing doesn't mean much to me but, the one that pukes all over the place really makes a statement.
And the sunburned guy with the bad breath ..what more can one say?

David K. was here.










OK Bajalou, David doesn't know me that well after only meeting once at your place but you know me, so, if he sends out a hit squad, U2U and tell him it is a joke.....

If it wasn't clear, Diver, I was responding to rdrrm8e's post. I could care less abou joke telling here... But, I was the first one to tell Mango what a good joke I thought he told...

Did you hear the one about a blond driver being pulled over by a blond cop?

The cop asked to see her license, but the driver didn't know what that was...

The cop said it is a square thing with your picture on it...

The blond driver found a small mirror in her purse and seeing her image on it, gave it to the blond cop...

The cop looked at it and said "No, you dummy, I said with YOUR picture on it!!!"



[Edited on 10-19-2007 by David K]

Just telling a joke Dennis... I appologize for hurting your back... I will stay off it! My mistake...

I think I should have said 'Diver' not Dennis for his "Yes dear" to me... Too many D people here!

(I fixed the reply to Diver, above)

Diver (or Dennis ), do you like the blond joke?

[Edited on 10-19-2007 by David K]

From my point of view, humor is welcome here and sarcasm too. Some are better at it than others, but I think Mango' was pretty clear....and appreciated by me. Of course, many topics are serious too, and deserve our earnest input; give and take.

What I dislike are people who seem to always be in the attack mode. That is offensive and it puts people on the defensive. The attackers have that agenda. They say, but don't really mean, that they want a debate. When we have to defend our humor or our position in conversation, you are not getting the best of what we have to offer. It is a conversation. We can all learn something. But that is not what you attackers want anyway, is it? BajaNomad provides a place for attackers: OFF TOPIC.

Baja is a wonderful place in spite of its blemishes. Let's celebrate it. That is the affinity here. Stay positive, please.

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Originally posted by toneart From my point of view, humor is welcome here and sarcasm too. Some are better at it than others, but I think Mango' was pretty clear....and appreciated by me. Of course, many topics are serious too, and deserve our earnest input; give and take. What I dislike are people who seem to always be in the attack mode. That is offensive and it puts people on the defensive. The attackers have that agenda. They say, but don't really mean, that they want a debate. When we have to defend our humor or our position in conversation, you are not getting the best of what we have to offer. It is a conversation. We can all learn something. But that is not what you attackers want anyway, is it? BajaNomad provides a place for attackers: OFF TOPIC. Baja is a wonderful place in spite of its blemishes. Let's celebrate it. That is the affinity here. Stay positive, please.

Right on!!!

Yep, I agree. The police in Mexicali are some of the best I've seen in Mexico. They drive by my newer car with CA plates and don't even look twice; but, I see them pull over speeders and bad drivers often.

With so much bad press about kidnappings, bad cops, robberies, etc.. I wanted to shed some light on the good honest hard working police in Baja that are just trying to do a good job and help out their communities. I thought he did a great job serving his community and wanted to highlight something positive.

There is not enough traffic police here in my opinion as it seems they need to rotate areas that they concentrate on for traffic patrols. They definitely have their favorite speed traps around town.. but alas.. they are pulling over real speeders and people making left turns from the right lane, etc...not just someone with a new shiny car.

My original post really wasn't much of a joke, other than the fact it lured you in with the thread title, and had a little satire about me wanting to get his badge number. I should have got it and wrote his supervisor about what a good job he was doing. Benito Juarez is a very busy and dangerous street, and there is no safe pedestrian crossing anywhere near where he stopped traffic for the old woman who was on her way to Gigante.

And sorry to rdrrm8e if you took it the wrong way. I figured the
would explain how I felt about the cop, and the was all about satire. If had used a or a I could see your confusion more; but, oh well... it's really nothing to worry about. Take it easy.

A regular Diogenes

And we're glad you found one.

Last Saturday afternoon, 12 men firing automatic weapons kidnapped two people in Puerto Nuevo. They were snatched off a busy street filled with tourists and right under the nose of police who not only continually patrol the area but man a nearby station.

The cops just missed the kidnappers. They arrived 40 minutes later.

Bravo! I'm glad somebody understood the main point of my original post. The guy went out of his way to do a great thing to help someone out that needed it. It was refreshing to see. I still do at least one good deed daily. HotSchott, great post.