From Overheard at the Office:

Employee #1: It’s them damn environmentalists that make the gas prices so high.

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Employee #2: Yeah, those morons won’t let us drill for oil anywhere. They’re what’s wrong with this country.

Employee #1: Yeah, them and the French.

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North 6th Street
Gainesville, Florida

Overheard by: Environmentalist