[Rhodes22-list] jokes

Thu Aug 28 15:51:21 EDT 2003

real sucks when truth gets in the way of a good story :-)

MJM
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From: "Rob Lowe" <rlowe at vt.edu>
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> BTW, the story about Senator Clinton is false, as described in:
> 
> http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/goldstar.asp
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve" <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 2:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] jokes
> 
> 
> > There you go again, Michael, picking on our President.
> >  Am I going to have to tell a joke about the
> > democrats; well here goes - Democrats:-)  ain't that
> > funny:-)Well, I probably shouldn't say anything about
> > those pooooooooor democrats(they could have had a bad
> > experience getting there welfare checks or have not
> > been allowed to get on one of the many social programs
> > - we should feel thier pain; but then again I work for
> > a living); anyway when they grow up - they will make
> > nice republicans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > Steve
> >
> > PS - Maybe someone will make a game out of signing up
> > for Welfare:-)
> >
> > --- Michael Meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.kbtoys.com/genProduct.html/PID/2431939/ctid/17/place/agsf?_e=3f4a
> > > 2&_v=3F4A281CHwAXa70A148FC920
> > >
> > >  - from Peter Kent
> > >
> > > --
> > > Two families move from Saudi Arabia to America. When
> > > they arrive, the
> > > fathers make each other a rather large bet -- in a
> > > year's time, whichever
> > > family has become more American will win.
> > >
> > > A year later when they meet again, the first guy
> > > says, "My son's playing
> > > baseball, I went to McDonald's for breakfast, and
> > > I'm on my way to pick up
> > > some Budweiser for the football game tonight. How
> > > about you?"
> > >
> > > The second guy says, "Fuck you, towel-head!"
> > >
> > >  - from Jay "Politically Correct" Pocius
> > >
> > > --
> > > James Crane worked on the 101st of Tower 1 of the
> > > World Trade Center. He is
> > > blind so he has a golden retriever named Daisy.
> > > After the plane hit 20
> > > stories below, James knew that he was doomed, so he
> > > let Daisy go, out of an
> > > act of love. She darted away into the darkened
> > > hallway. Choking on the fumes
> > > of the jet fuel and the smoke James was just waiting
> > > to die. About 30
> > > minutes later, Daisy comes back along with James'
> > > boss, who Daisy just
> > > happened to pick up on floor 112.
> > >
> > > On her first run of the building, she leads James,
> > > James' boss, and about
> > > 300 more people out of the doomed building. But she
> > > wasn't through yet, she
> > > knew there were others who were trapped. So, highly
> > > against James' wishes
> > > she ran back in the building.
> > >
> > > On her second run, she saved 392 lives. Again she
> > > went back in. During this
> > > run, the building collapses. James hears about this
> > > and falls on his knees
> > > into tears. Against all known odds, Daisy makes it
> > > out alive, but this time
> > > she is carried by a firefighter. "She led us right
> > > to the people, before she
> > > got injured" the fireman explained.
> > >
> > > Her final run saved another 273 lives. She suffered
> > > acute smoke inhalation,
> > > severe burns on all four paws, and a broken leg, but
> > > she saved 967 lives.
> > > The
> > > next week, Mayor Guilaini rewards Daisy with the
> > > Canine medal of Honor of
> > > New York. Daisy is the first civilian Canine to win
> > > such an honor.
> > >
> > >  - from Jay "Dobie Lover" Pocius
> > >
> > > --
> > > Now that Uday and Qusay have been eliminated, a lot
> > > of the lesser-known
> > > family members are coming to the attention of
> > > American authorities.
> > >
> > > Among the brothers:
> > >
> > > Sooflay ...........the restauranteur
> > > Guday..............the half-Australian brother
> > > Huray..............the sports fanatic
> > > Bejay..............the gay brother
> > > Kuntay &Kintay.....the twins from the African mother
> > > Sayhay.............the baseball player
> > > Ojay...............the stalker / murderer
> > > Gulay..............the singer / entertainer
> > > Ebay...............the internet czar
> > > Biliray............the country music star
> > > Ecksray............the radiologist
> > > Puray..............the blender factory owner
> > > Regay..............the half-Jamaican brother
> > > Tupay..............the one with bad hair
> > >
> > > Among the sisters:
> > >
> > > Pusay..............the 'loose' 22 yr old
> > > Lattay.............the coffee shop owner
> > > Bufay..............the 300 pound sister
> > > Dushay.............the clean sister
> > > Phayray............the zoo worker in the gorilla
> > > house
> > > Sapheway...........the grocery store owner
> > > Ollay..............the half-mexican sister
> > > Gudlay.............the prostitute
> > >
> > > More will no doubt be discovered.
> > >
> > >  - from Sandy Fraser
> > >
> > > --
> > > Gold Star Mothers is an organization made up of
> > > women whose sons were killed
> > > in military combat during service in the United
> > > States armed forces.
> > >
> > > Recently a delegation of New York State Gold Star
> > > Mothers made a trip to
> > > Washington, DC, to discuss various concerns with
> > > their elected
> > > representatives.
> > >
> > > According to published reports, there was only one
> > > politician who refused to
> > > meet with these ladies. Can you guess which
> > > politician that might be?
> > >
> > > Was it New York Senator Charles Schumer? Nope, he
> > > met with them. Try again.
> > >
> > > Do you know anyone serving in the Senate who has
> > > never showed anything but
> > > contempt for our military?
> > >
> > > Do you happen to know the name of any politician in
> > > Washington who's husband
> > > once wrote of his loathing for the military? Now
> > > you're getting warm! You
> > > got it!
> > >
> > > None other than the Queen herself, Hillary Rotten
> > > Clinton. She refused
> > > repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star
> > > Mothers.
> > >
> > > Now, please don't tell me you're surprised. This
> > > woman wants to be President
> > > of the United States --- and there is a huge
> > > percentage of Voters who are
> > > eager to help her achieve that goal.
> > >
> > > May you sleep in peace always...and please...hug or
> > > thank a Veteran for that
> > > privilege.
> > >
> > > And think about this one !!! Don't forget, our girl,
> > > Hillary Rodham Clinton,
> > > as a New York Senator, now comes under this fancy
> > > congressional Retirement
> > > and Staffing Plan. It's common knowledge that, in
> > > order for her to establish
> > > NYS residency, they purchased a million+ dollar
> > > house in upscale Chappaqua,
> > > NY.
> > >
> > > Makes sense.
> > >
> > > Now, they are entitled to Secret Service protection
> > > for life.
> > >
> > > Still makes sense.
> > >
> > > Here is where it becomes interesting. The mortgage
> > > payments hover at about
> > > $10,000 per month. BUT, an extra residency had to be
> > > built within the
> > > acreage in order to house the Secret Service agents.
> > >
> > > The Clinton's now charge the Secret Service $10,000
> > > monthly rent for the use
> > > of said Secret Service residence and that rent is
> > > just about equal to their
> > > mortgage payment, .........meaning that we, the tax
> > > payers, are paying the
> > > Clinton's mortgage, their transportation, their
> > > safety and security, their
> > > 12 man staff, and it's all perfectly legal.
> > >
> > >  --Sincerely, Cdr. Hamilton McWhorter USN (ret)
> > >
> > >  - from Ron Coveney
> > >
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