I was once told that laughter is the best medicine and, given our current national crisis, I wouldn't think twice about trying to OD on it. Stress and fatigue will pay its toll on us if we don't take a break and I think, now and then, we should step back from the reality of politics, if only so we can mock it.
I present to you a joke I've recently read, forgive me if you've already heard it and PLEASE, post more of your own.
Once upon a time, there was a Presidential election that was too close to call. Neither the Republican presidential candidate nor the Democratic presidential candidate had enough votes to win the election.
Therefore, it was decided that there should be an ice fishing contest between the two candidates to determine the winner.
There was much talk about ballot recounting, court challenges, etc., but a week-long ice fishing competition seemed the (manly) way to settle things. The candidate that catches the most fish by the end of the week wins.
After a lot of back and forth discussion, it was decided that the contest would take place on a remote and cold lake in Wisconsin. There were to be no assistants present, and both men were to be sent out separately on this remote lake, and return daily with their catch for counting and
verification.
At the end of the first day, John F. Kerry returns with 10 fish. Soon, George W. Bush returns and has zero fish. Well, everyone assumes he is just having another bad hair day or something. Hopefully, he will catch up the
next day.
At the end of the 2nd day Senator Kerry comes in with 20 fish and President Bush comes in again with none. That evening, Dick Cheney gets together secretly with George W. Bush and says, "George, I think John Kerry is a
lowlife cheatin' son-of-a-bitch . I want you to go out tomorrow and don't even bother with fishing. Just spy on him and see if he is cheating in any way.
The next night, after John Kerry comes back with lots of fish, Dick says to George W., "Well, what about it, is Kerry cheatin'?"
"He sure is, Dick, he's cutting holes in the ice!"