To be on a mission to find humor on a daily basis sounds
like I am looking for comedy, jokes and hilarity under every rock. In reality,
while hearty laughter is a great workout for both body and mind, the humor of
every day can be a bit more subtle. Perhaps it is something that just amuses or
tickles you, or just makes you pause and smile. Often this happens to me when I
find a typo or malapropism in a piece of writing ranging from news reports to
facebook postings.
Today, it was a press release from a local police
department. The department was justifiably proud of being awarded a $7,000
grant to provide bullet proof vests for their officers. The New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice
awards these funds through a program called the State Body Armor Replacement
Fund. A great program, to be sure. Unfortunately,
this program uses its initials quite a bit to promote itself. Yes, promote
itself as the State BARF Program.
I didn’t just smile at this, I laughed. I read it over more
than once, thinking I was misreading. No, it truly is called the State BARF
Program. And then I realized, the initials are not unfortunate. They are
downright genius. You might not remember the existence of the Bullet Proof Vest Investment Program, or
the Police Protective Equipment Replacement Fund, but you will remember BARF.
I dare you to forget it.
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