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Got My Own Per­son­al Trail Of Tears Over Here

Crazy old white la­dy try­ing on wed­ding veil: So I al­ways won­dered why I did­n’t look good in these things…until 2004.
Dis­in­ter­est­ed cus­tomer: Oh?
Crazy old white la­dy: Yeah, then I found out I was part Na­tive Amer­i­can. At least 5%.
Dis­in­ter­est­ed cus­tomer (con­fused): Oh…?
Crazy, old white la­dy: Yeah. That’s why I don’t look good in veils. Cause we Na­tive Amer­i­cans don’t wear them.
Dis­in­ter­est­ed cus­tomer: I got mar­ried in a cour­t­house.
Crazy old white la­dy: I hate to say it since I am part white, but damn those white peo­ple!

Good­will
Al­toona, Penn­syl­va­nia

An In­sti­tu­tion Worth Pro­tect­ing

Obese mid­dle-aged tourist to hus­band: I called him and told him we’re at pas­sen­ger pick-up 2. He called and asked where we’d be, and I said pas­sen­ger pick-up 2, that’s where he can find us. It’s just eas­i­er to find us when he gets here. Pas­sen­ger pick-up 2. And it’s cold. That’s why I brought this vest. I brought this vest in case it got cold, and it got cold. I’m go­ing to but­ton it up. Did you hear me? I’m go­ing to but­ton it up. There, it’s but­toned. (hus­band ig­nores her)

Newark Air­port, New Jer­sey

Over­heard by: EthanK