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TheMagellan's Log Unofficial
Operations TIPS Checklist

TIPS in the Neighborhood
Spotting Deviance from the American Way
in Your Neighbors

wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 1. Do you have a neighbor with a flagpole who sometimes forgets and leaves the flag out at night?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 2. Do you have a neighbor none of whose vehicles are manufactured by a company whose headquarters are in the United States?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 3. Do you have a neighbor who does not go to church on Sunday?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 4. Do you have a neighbor whose religion worships on a day other that Sunday?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 5. Do you have a neighbor who subscribes to the New York Times?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 6. Do you have a neighbor who uses less than 100 pounds of fertilizer on his lawn each summer?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 7. Do you have a neighbor whose lawn can most charitably be described as "shabby" or "unkempt"?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 8. Do you have a neighbor who regularly receives mailings from any or all of the following: Sierra Club, the American Civil Liberties Union, People for the American Way, Consumer Reports? Ask your mailman if you’re not sure.
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 9. Do you have a neighbor who keeps strange hours (up in the middle of the night, sleeping during the day, etc.)?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 10. Do you have a neighbor who entertains guests whose ancestors clearly did not come from northwestern Europe?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 11. Do you have a neighbor whose wife wears little or no make-up?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 12. Is there a household in your neighborhood in which at least one male has a beard?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 13. Do you have a neighbor who clearly frequents a public library and returns with one or more books?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 14. Is there a house in your neighborhood from which on one or more occasions you have smelled incense?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 15. Do you have a neighbor who never barbecues or has any other kind of cook-out activity in his backyard?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 16.Do you have a neighbor who watches television less than four hours a day?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 17. Do you have a neighbor who has painted his house an unusual color or combination of colors that really doesn’t go with the rest of the neighborhood?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 18. Do you have a neighbor who, you have heard, is any of the following: a vegetarian, a liberal, a union member?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 19. Do you have a neighbor who speaks with an accent?
wpe1.jpg (990 bytes) 20. Do you have a neighbor who would be offended by the obvious gender-bias of this questionnaire?

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If you have answered "yes" to ANY of the above questions, it is your duty as a patriotic American to fill in the appropriate information in the "Operation TIPS Citizen Reporting Form" below. Print and mail AT ONCE to:

     Karl Rove, De Facto Gauleiter Minister for Public Safety
     The White House
     1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
     Washington, D.C. 20500

Note: Not only is the national security information you provide confidential, it should be anonymous. Do NOT provide your own name and address. Do NOT put a return address on the envelop. Handle the form and the envelop only with gloves. Do NOT lick the stamp.

. . . . .

Operation TIPS Citizen Reporting Form

1. Name(s) of Suspected Un-American Person(s):

     _________________________________________________

     _________________________________________________


2. Address(es) of Suspected Un-American Person(s):

     _________________________________________________

     _________________________________________________


3. Suspected Un-American Activity (describe in 25 words or less):

     _________________________________________________

     _________________________________________________


4. Employer(s) of Suspected Un-American Person(s) (if known):

     _________________________________________________

     _________________________________________________


5. Party Affiliation of Suspected Un-American Person(s) (if known):

     _________________________________________________


6. Religious Affiliation of Suspected Un-American Person(s) (if known):

     _________________________________________________


7. Native Language of Suspected Un-American Person(s) (if other than English) (If unsure, give it your best guess):

     _________________________________________________


8. Skin Color of Suspected Un-American Person(s) (if other than extremely pale white):

     _________________________________________________


9. Facial Hair Configuration of Suspected Un-American Person(s):

     _________________________________________________


10. Briefly add any other pertinent Un-American information you may be aware of about this person (attach extra sheets as needed):

     _________________________________________________

     _________________________________________________

     _________________________________________________

. . . . .

You think we're kidding about this?
How far from reality is our little piece of satire?
Check the real thing for yourself:

https://www.citizencorps.gov/tips.html


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