Flame bait or just a funny joke?

Jorgen Sigvardsson

You decide: An aircraft is about to crash. There are five passengers on board, but unfortunately only 4 parachutes. The first passenger says "I'm Shaquille O'Neill, the best NBA basketball player. The Lakers need me, it would be unfair to them if I died". So he takes the first parachute and jumps. The second passenger, Hillary Clinton, says, "I am the wife of the former President of the United States. I am also the most dedicated woman in the world, a Senator in New York and America's potential future President. She takes one of the parachutes and jumps. The third passenger, George W. Bush, says, " I am the President of the United States of America. I have a huge responsibility in world politics. And apart from that, I am the most intelligent President in the history of the country and I have a responsibility to my people not to die". So he takes a parachute and jumps. The fourth passenger, the Pope, says to the fifth passenger, a ten year old schoolboy "I am already old. I have already lived my life, as a good person and a priest I will give you the last parachute". The boy replies "No problem, there is also a parachute for you. America's most intelligent President has taken my schoolbag..." -- "And God said, Let us make man in our image"

Nick Seng

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: And apart from that, I am the most intelligent President in the history of the country and I have a responsibility to my people not to die As soon as I read that, I knew that it's gonna be good....:) Notorious SMC

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KaRl

I'm still laughing to this good old joke :-D

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Agnihothra

I've seen that one before... only GWB was replaced by one of our own inept Indian politicians..... Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: Flame bait or just a funny joke? Though in the present charged political climate any harmless joke will attract a flame anyway.... Regards Agni.

Megan Forbes

Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: America's most intelligent President has taken my schoolbag..." :laugh: Aaah - thanks for that!

Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**

Paul Watson

:laugh: Lovely. An old one which I have seen with many different names but still good. Oddly though Shaquille O'Neill has always been the only persistent person in the variations I have seen. BTW, does Hillary really think she can become the first female president of the US? Or is that just part of the joke?

Paul Watson
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Jorgen Sigvardsson

Paul Watson wrote: BTW, does Hillary really think she can become the first female president of the US? Or is that just part of the joke? I read somewhere that if she has enough public support at the next election rally, she may join the campaign. But from what I hear, there are other democrats wanting to go for presidency too. (Lieberman is a name I keep hearing). I really don't know that much about domestic politics in the USA. Not more than what is published over here anyway. But I'm sure Hillary would like to be the first lady [butch? ;)] -- "And God said, Let us make man in our image"

Stan Shannon

Currently, there is not a single democrat who could even get close to Bush if the election were today. Hillary is probably most popular among the New England liberal crowd, but she is pretty much loathed around the rest of the country. She might take New England and the West Coast, but that would be about it. Of course, if our economy continues to sputter, all bets are off. "Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art." Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle

Anna Jayne Metcalfe

Hehe that's funny. :laugh: Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk

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Rohit Sinha

Agnihothra wrote: one of our own inept Indian politicians..... Laloo, eh? :laugh:
Regards,

Rohit Sinha

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Lost User

Good - bitchy but good ;P The tigress is here :-D

brianwelsch

Of course, NE, NY, CA is about all the democrats ever really get. with a sprinkling of other states here and there. ;P BW "We get general information and specific information, but none of the specific information talks about time, place or methods or means..." - Tom Ridge - US Secretary of Homeland Security

brianwelsch

:laugh: I've heard it with other characters, too, but still funny. BW "We get general information and specific information, but none of the specific information talks about time, place or methods or means..." - Tom Ridge - US Secretary of Homeland Security

Roger Wright

Paul Watson wrote: does Hillary really think she can become the first female president of the US? She already did once... Bill was a smokescreen. It is ok for women not to like sports, so long as they nod in the right places and bring beers at the right times.
Paul Watson, on Sports - 2/10/2003

Brit

Funny how long jokes can stick around and evolve. I originally heard that joke about fifteen years ago. At that time, there were no names attached to the characters - just "the world's smartest man", "a priest", etc. ------------------------------------------ I used to really like alf, but I dislike him now, He sold out. F***ing puppets......