Rolls Eyes - Elmhurst is looking to make it illegal

[WillParkinson]

Rolls Eyes

After ejecting a woman from their meeting because she rolled her eyes at them, the Elmhurst, Illinois city council is looking into making the gesture illegal.

Members of the Elmhurst city council have asked the City Attorney to look into the creation of a "disturbance and disorderly conduct" violation and to see if eye-rolling could somehow be shoehorned into its definition. Illinois state law defines disorderly conduct is "an act in such unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another, or to provoke a breach of the peace." While she apparently is against a prohibition on eye-rolling, the Elmhurst citizen who was booted from the meeting says she's all for having a definition of disorderly conduct in the city's books. "I'd like for them (city officials) to have a better understanding of the open meetings act and its meaning and to understand what disorderly conduct is," she explained.

Next on the council's agenda: talking to the hand. In NYC, the Duane Reade employee eye-roll is considered high art.

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/08/rolls-eyes.html

[MadHound]

1. All I can say is

:eyes::eyes::eyes:

Will stupidity never cease in this country.

[LoZoccolo]

2. I'm can get over there easily by train. I feel like going to the meeting dressed as Cookie Monster.

Then I could do his wacky extreme eye-rolling where his eyes spin around.

[area51]

5. LOL! (n/t)

[niyad]

3. does that mean they can fine or jail sarah?

[pipi_k]

4. Why stop there?

How about making illegal...


distracting facial tics

disparaging head shaking

nose thumbing

incredulous facial expression complete with raised eyebrows

strategic sighing


just to name a few


good lord. don't these people have better things to do?

:eyes:

[LeftinOH]

6. Some people who wear contacts roll their eyes- for 'readjustments'; I do it to exercise eye muscles.

[marmar]

7. Americans can rearrange deck chairs like no other people.....

nt

[Gidney N Cloyd]

8. They can have my spit take when they pry it from my cold, dead lips.

[Buns_of_Fire]

9. I guess this means that throwing overripe vegetables at them is out, too.

:eyes: Every town council, in every city and hamlet, has (at least) one or two people sitting there who actually believe their own election press releases.:eyes::eyes::eyes:...and one more for good measure...:eyes:

[AngryAmish]

10. I grew up with 2 of members of the Elmhurst city council

And yes, we have been giving it to them pretty hard these past few weeks.