That comedic gold mine

I have been reading about the now-former Game and Fish vice chairman. I find the quotes from the players funnier than anything in the funny pages.

“I believe that I did the right thing by volunteering my resignation,” says the comedy’s star, and to which I ask, sir, you haven’t made many right decisions here lately, so how come you didn’t ask around before making this one?

Some poor schmuck from Smackover who messes up one night is not going to get sober and dressed up and just say, “Did it and I am sorry,” and then turn and walk away like everything is now just hunky-dory. No sir, there could be jail time, fines, probation and each sentence could automatically double because he did his messing up on a school night.

Game and Fish Director Mike Knoedl confiscated a commission gun and badge, saying he was doing it as a precautionary measure. I think this is governmentspeak for: “I just couldn’t stand there. One of my many jobs here is acting like I know what I am doing.”

Shouldn’t we know why he is acting so cautionary so we little folk can get kinda cautionary ourselves?

Was the ex-vice chairman liable to use his badge to randomly give out tickets for not having enough life vests? For having two over the limit of bream?

Will the precautions fail us? How will we know if we do not know why all of us are running around so cautiously? The commission is the thing. CARL E. BUCHANAN

Benton