Today on break at UPS...
Nate (supervisor): Well guys, it looks like we'll be getting that new load on Monday, which means we'll probably be getting another new hire this Friday.
John: Great. Well, let's all hope he's not black!
{Everyone stares/glares at John}
John: What!?! ...
John (continued): ...Since I've been here we've had all our black new hires either suck, quit, or move to the unload.
{Everyone laughs}
Me: John, you've been watching too much Dave Chapelle.
Nick (supervisor): (finishes laughing/gets really serious) John, I don't care that you're black. Don't ever let me hear you say shit like that on my PD again.
John: Did you guys know that tomorrow is my birthday?
This is a fun story in my opinion. I'm not really into race jokes, and I have actually never seen the Dave Chapelle show (I read about it Newsweek.) But this story is really funny because UPS:Orlando has a high minority ratio, but in our little eight-man PD is unique in that it has only one black man, John. The rest of us are gringos y latinos.
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well at least he was black...i thought he wss white so when i read the beginning i was like "Oh snap!" Funny story.
Posted by: Jessica at June 5, 2005 04:53 PM