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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 03:05 AM
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What is politics? (joke)
Got this in a forward today.

A little boy goes to his dad and asks, "What are Politics?" Dad says, "Well, son, let me try to explain it this way:

1. I'm the head of the family, so call me The President.

2. Your mother is the administrator of the money, so we'll call her the Government.

3. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you The People.

4. The nanny, we'll call her The Working Class.

5. And your baby brother, we'll call him The Future.

Now think about that and see if it makes sense."

So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what his dad had said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has badly soiled his diaper, so the little boy goes to his parents' room and finds his mother sound asleep.

Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door locked, he looks in the keyhole and finds his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed. The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I understand what politics means now."

The father says, "Good, son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about."

The little boy replies, " The President is screwing the Working Class while the Government is sound asleep. The People are being ignored and the Future is in deep shit."
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Lestat Donating Member (516 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 03:06 AM
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1. ROFL!
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Leprechan29 Donating Member (391 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 03:28 AM
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2. Wow...
Now thats a good one

(keep it up!)
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Lestat Donating Member (516 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 03:28 AM
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3. She's done a good job at doing that.
:)
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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 03:36 AM
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7. Awwww
Now that was supposed to be a secret!
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Lestat Donating Member (516 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 03:40 AM
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8. Whoops...
my bad.
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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 03:40 AM
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9. Uh huh.
:spank:
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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 03:30 AM
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4. Thanks!
:D
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Champ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 03:32 AM
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5. Somewhat funny
Anyways.... How are you? :hi:
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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 03:32 AM
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6. Somewhat?
Perhaps you'd like to write something to share?
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 03:40 AM
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10. Ahh, Blondie.
How are you, dear?
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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 04:11 AM
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12. Helllloo
I'm pretty damn good, what about yourself?
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 04:45 AM
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18. Can't complain. Can't complain at all.
Really, I can't complain. I'm not allowed to.
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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 04:49 AM
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19. Sure you are.
You're allowed to do anything you want!
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 05:22 AM
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20. No no no.
Ronald Reagan made me proud not to complain. ;)
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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 05:28 AM
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21. lol
Nevermind.
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 05:48 AM
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22. Ronald Reagan made me proud to never mind.
Apparently Ronald Reagan made us proud to do everything. It's a damned shame that people would rely so completely on one man to be anything.
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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 05:49 AM
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23. I'm not getting into the whole RR thing.
My mind will explode.
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 05:52 AM
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24. Ronald Reagan made you proud not to get into the whole RR thing.
I got a million of 'em.
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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 05:55 AM
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25. ....
....
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 05:58 AM
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26. Excessive use of periods. Three point penalty.
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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 06:04 AM
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28. excessive posting...
:spank:
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 06:21 AM
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29. I don't care for your tone.
Just watch it, sucka. :P
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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 06:31 AM
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30. And you'll do what???
:D
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Champ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 04:08 AM
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11. I'd like to
Edited on Thu Jun-10-04 04:11 AM by Champ
But I'm just not funny enough, I did think but my creative juices just aren't flowing. It was(but that's just my opinion) and I'm sure many felt that way, just I happened to say it. I was just greeting you that's all. Now TV Funhouse is on in a couple hours, I laugh my ass everytime I see that so I'm staying up tonight. :D But I have big day and alot to get done tomorrow but I'll manage.
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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 04:11 AM
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13. You should sleep then.
Hope you have fun tomorrow then!
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Champ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 04:15 AM
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14. I would...
But I haven't seen this show since the end of December, I definately need the laugh. I'll try to fun but I'm signing up for the SAT, going to the mall to fill out some Apps, then going a few blocks from where I live to submit my forum to one of these placement services and sooo much more! You did anything fun lately?
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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 04:16 AM
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15. Sounds like fun.
Good luck. Not much, working my ass off and planning on my trip in two weeks.
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Champ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 04:34 AM
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16. I appreciate it
And good luck with everything in general including the whole trip and the whole long distance thing, hope it works out. At least you get chances to talk to him right? Myself... well I ran into someone who I haven't seen in a year, she's been a great friend for 5 or 6 years so who knows? :shrug:
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BlondieK143 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 04:37 AM
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17. Good luck with it!
And thanks, I'm sure he and I will be great.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-04 06:02 AM
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27. "Poli" from the Greek, meaning "many".
+ "tics" from entomology meaning "blood-sucking parasites"
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