Public Service Broadcasting Gifts

'Thou shalt worship the one true God, although at this moment, I'm obliged to point out that other Gods are available...'

"Living in a city with functional infrastructure must be so boring."

"On a more positive note the guidance we’ve published on the services we can’t provide is published in 37 different languages."

'Our union contract keeps us from cutting salaries, but nothing prevents us from charging for parking.'

"Efficiency savings...protect front line services BLAH! BLAH! refocus on core objectives BLAH BLAH!"

Whitehall: Gave honest impartial advice

'The government is telling us to get rid of 43% of meaningless targets within the next 6 months!'

NHS Reforms: See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Speak No Evil.

Policeman giving paramedics a fine.

'This isn't an easy business- you have to stoop low and be high-handed at the same time.'

"He just doesn't know what to do with himself since he got elected to Congress."

Please help: National Endowment for the Arts

"Sorry, we only do cats in trees."

'The Senator's afraid he's irked his base. I don't know if he needs political advice or medical attention.'

CONGRESS, 'You know, we wouldn't need a pay hike if we got commissions on our appropriations.'

"The National Weather Service is warning these areas to brace for what could be a crippling amount of Instagrammed snow photos."

Impatient queue of people. The signs read queue here,sigh heavily from here, and Tut Loudly from here.

Good morning and welcome to National Public Radio, you bloated capitalist swine!

"Normally, ladies and gentlemen of the jury. These closing arguments would be filled with impassioned pleading, determined advocacy and a certain amount of histrionics, but this is a pro bono case."

"Be careful folks—The roads are wet and idiots are driving on them."

Crazy Ideas

Bureaucrat's Brain

Fred N. Smith: Bureaucrat, Public Servant, Whistle-Blower.

'PBS is weird -- they just ran an eight-hour commercial about how they never have commercials.'

Man throws his burger wrapper into the trash.

'I'm a fiscal conservative, and a social liberal.' 'Unfortunately, he's also a moral anarchist.'

"Now over to the weather desk for a detailed report."

New PFI project - benefitting the local community. '...They own shares in the company that built it'

'If I was any more relaxed, I could host a NPR program.'

'Do you remember when all we had to do was look after people?'

"John McCain stuck to his convictions...did what was right even when it was contrary to his party - just like..."

Convention of municipal gardeners.