Top 10 Signs You’re a “Nanny Stater”

July 24, 2005
8:34 pm
Posted in: Politics

You know nanny staters… the kinds who see government as a comforting, benevolent force, designed to keep everyone safe. Maybe you’re not sure if you are a big-government proponent or not. Well here are the top 10 ways to tell if you are:

  1. Your idea of a dangerous adventure involves eating unpasteurized cheese.
  2. You have “there should be a law against that” assigned to a function key on your computer.
  3. Safety instruction videos arouse you sexually.
  4. You’ve advocated changing “Don’t Walk” signs at pedestrian crossings to read “Don’t Walk OR Run!)” to remove the ambiguity.
  5. You often ponder the multitude of lives saved by the “Do not operate toaster under water” stickers.
  6. You refrained from giving your son or daughter adult Tylenol because their 12th birthday wasn’t for another 2 days.
  7. The “remove foil wrapper before eating” step has saved your ass more than once.
  8. You’re the moron who sued McDonalds for making you fat.
  9. Your happiness is directly proportional to the number of airbags in your car.
  10. You hate the part in The Matrix where Neo chooses the wrong pill.
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