Politics and Government

Trump declares war on minor annoyances with a flurry of new Executive Orders

President Trump spent the whole morning signing a flurry of Executive Orders taking direct aim at minor transgressions bugging Americans.

1) Executive Order 14008: The “Name The Movie” Act

If you post a clip with no title, the government assigns you a rotating shift at a mall kiosk where every customer begins with “I’m just browsing” and ends by bleeding your will to live. First offense: 8 hours. Second offense: you become the kiosk.

2) Executive Order 14019: The One-Word Recipe Ban

If you comment “YUM” under a recipe and refuse to share the ingredients, you get sentenced to eat only “healthy cookies” made of oats, despair, and someone’s Pinterest board. No water.

3) Executive Order 14027: The Bluetooth Speaker Accountability Initiative

Anyone playing music out loud on a hiking trail must carry a second speaker strapped to their chest blasting nothing but Slack notification sounds, so wildlife can also experience workplace stress.

4) Executive Order 14033: The Unskippable “Story Time” Clampdown

If your video starts with “Wait for it…” and the payoff is nothing, you must personally stand at the front of the DMV and narrate the line. “Okay, now he’s stepping forward. Wait for it. He’s sighing.”

5) Executive Order 14041: The Parking Lot Cart Abandonment Treaty

If you leave your cart loose, federal agents place you in a wind tunnel with 40 runaway carts and one Honda Accord you must protect using only your body and shame.

6) Executive Order 14055: The “Replying All” Containment Order

Accidental “Reply All” offenders get drafted into the National Email Cleanup Corps, where you must unsubscribe from newsletters for senior citizens who somehow receive emails meant for “Darren in Accounting.”

7) Executive Order 14062: The Phone Speaker Call Prohibition

Public speakerphone callers are forced to wear a large, ceremonial headset labeled “MAIN CHARACTER,” and everyone nearby is legally permitted to provide commentary like sports announcers. “Bold move bringing your custody dispute into aisle seven.”

8) Executive Order 14070: The Checkout Line Existential Crisis Regulation

If you reach the cashier and begin searching for your wallet like it’s buried treasure, you are fined one hour of standing behind someone paying with exact change from 1996.

9) Executive Order 14079: The “I’m Here” Text Without Context Act

If you text “Here” and refuse to specify where, you must become a human GPS voice for one road trip and only speak in riddles. “In 500 feet, confront your choices.”

10) Executive Order 14081: The “Let Me Know” Vague Scheduling Reform

Anyone who says “Let’s hang soon” without proposing a date is sentenced to plan a group dinner for eight adults with dietary restrictions, a toddler, and one guy who “doesn’t do reservations.”

11) Executive Order 14089: The Airplane Deplaning Rush Moratorium

If you stand up the moment the plane lands, you are reassigned to sit in row 36 forever, in a looping simulation where the seatbelt sign never turns off and the guy beside you coughs into the void.

12) Executive Order 14093: The “Do You Work Here?” Visual Literacy Act

If you ask an employee wearing a branded vest and holding a scanner “Do you work here?” you must attend a federally funded course called Reading The Room: Intermediate. Final exam: recognizing “busy” from a distance of 30 feet.

13) Executive Order 14102: The Comment Section Medical School Shutdown

If you diagnose strangers online using phrases like “toxins” or “do your research,” you are required to do your research at a public library while a librarian follows you whispering, “Source? Source? Source?” until you collapse.

14) Executive Order 14111: The “TikTok Audio Theft” Copyright Courtesy Plan

If you steal someone’s original joke and repost it with the caption “lol,” you must perform the joke live at an office holiday party while the CFO stares at you like you’re an unfiled expense report.

15) Executive Order 14120: The Movie Clip Title Transparency Mandate

Repeat offenders who post clips without titles are sentenced to watch the entire film with a guy who pauses every ten minutes to say, “No, I get it, but like… what’s the message?” and you are not allowed to leave until he finishes his thesis.

Joe Ditzel

Joe Ditzel is a keynote speaker, humor writer, and really bad golfer. You can reach him via email at [email protected] as well as Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn.