Petition for More Annoying Petitions Circulates
FairCityNews.com | Apr 26, 2010 | Comments 1
Springfield, MO—Among the recent onslaught of annoying petitioners in downtown Springfield, a new petition has begun circulation to increase the amount of petitions. Zebediah Kennard, local artist and self-proclaimed downtowner, remarked, “I’m really glad this new one came along, for a while there it seemed like all the petitions were about to dry up!”
Recently Springfield citizens, those who work and play downtown specifically, have been subjected to a multitude of awkward confrontations from strangers asking for names and addresses to put on their petitions for often murky subject matter. “I signed one a couple weeks ago about some dogs or something, I didn’t have time to read the whole thing”, said Mike Dawson, who is not a registered voter anywhere. “I mean, I had a dog when I was growing up. I like dogs, so it seemed like the noble thing to do.”
This month, however, the petitioners have slowed their pace. Perhaps they’ve moved to new territories, or collected all the signatures necessary. “When I’m out, I just can’t be bothered enough”, said Dawson, “I like giving money to dudes who need just a little extra change to get bus fare to their new jobs, but sometimes that’s not enough. Signing those petitions made me feel like I was doing something responsible and active in my community. I signed the same one probably six times last month. I really hope they get done whatever they’re trying to get done.”
Until now, one could only hope that with the weather warming up and foot traffic increasing daily, that more annoying petitions would arise. But a local group has taken the matter into their own hands, with the petition for more petitions. “People don’t just want to go out and do what they came to do. They want to be stopped, hassled, and solicited for their autographs”,noted an anonymous spokesperson for the group. “They get to feel like rock stars and sports heroes, with their signatures being so valuable.”
“I’m just glad there are going to be more petitions to sign”, said Charlie McBride, “those people seem authentically caring and passionate about what they do.” One petitioner, when stopped for interviewing said, “I don’t really know what this thing is about, I haven’t read it yet. They said I’d get $7.25 an hour if I got people to sign this thing. Now that tax season is over, my job as the waving statue of liberty outside Liberty Tax Service was phased out…Oh, dude! Are you a registered voter in Greene County?”
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