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To: gilbert leblanc who wrote (80362)12/30/2001 2:32:20 PM
From: IngotWeTrust  Read Replies (1) of 116753
 
Gilbert, being from north of the 49th and all, you probably haven't heard this OLD American originated joke, but it came to mind as I read your rhetorical question to ECharters regarding his penchant for posting Canadian political issues on this thread.

I'll share it anyway.

There is an old joke in American political history told back during the years of all the hijackings of US Airliners to Cuba (which to Castro's credit he basically got tired of fueling and sending back and put a kabosh on...) but until Castro did, the story goes...

a bunch of bureaucrats were sitting around in the cuban cigar smoke-filled conference room at a local hotel, trying to noodle out just what effective method they hadn't tried yet, to help stem the constantly recurring nightmare of another hijacked US airliner bound for Cuba. Suddenly, one of the politicians jabbed his hand into the air and then slapped his thigh with a resounding "thwack", jerking the whole room's attention and eyes all swung his way!

"I've got it," he cried. "We'll play the Cuba national anthem just before backing out of the chocks at the terminal. And we'll shoot everyone who stands up!!!"

Selah
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