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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (748602)	9/4/2006 10:50:30 PM
From: CYBERKEN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769669

To escape from the din of history in the making there's a cute little Christmas tale offered on Labor Day: In a 24-hour party town the better malls stay open until midnight on Christmas Eve to serve the tardy shoppers and dump some inventory going into New Year's. Our particular Everyman has been working all night on swing shift and-getting off at quarter to midnight-remembers he forgot to get his young daughter anything for Christmas. Desperate, he runs into the nearest mall-an upscale place purveying everything from Gucci sneakers, to Tiffany ice bling, to corn dogs and calzones. He runs right to the toy store and notices that the crowd has already drifted away from it after several near riots throughout the evening. Then he notices the seasonal help behind the counter-a hooker he has seen working around town. It's her, all right, arms folded, bored look, chewing her gum, and leaning against the glass. But the mission is critical, so he approaches her and says, "Hey, help me out here. I need a Barbie Doll for my daughter for Christmas." The hooker suddenly looks interested, and says, "Pal, YOU are REALLY in the right place. This is all I have left, and when IT moves we ALL get to go home. And you get it at half price, buddy. Count your blessings." She then pulls up a two-doll display case, with Barbie on the right, and GI Joe on the left. "Fifteen bucks and they're all yours. You daughter will go APE over this!" Everyman reaches for his wallet then hesitates and looks confused. "Whatcha tryin' to peddle me here, babe? Everybody KNOWS Barbie comes with Ken." Without skipping a beat the hooker responds, "That's what YOU think, Charley. Barbie has always faked it with Ken. She COMES with GI Joe." Like so much else, nice toys are sold, rather than bought...