[lodwick]

I don't blame the networks for not carrying the speech: they know their audience and that the channels would be changed to BET, or Friends reruns, or anything else that would not make them think.

The SCOTUS will not hear the NJ Senate case.

[lodwick]

FATHER O'MALLEY in WASHINGTON

Father O'Malley rose from his bed. It was a fine spring day in his new Washington DC parish. He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep breath of the beautiful day outside. He then noticed there was a jackass lying dead in the middle of his front lawn. He promptly called the US Senate for assistance.

The conversation went like this: "Good morning. This is Senator Daschle. How might I help you?"

This is Father O'Malley at St.Brigid's. There's a jackass lying dead in me front lawn. Would ye be so kind as to send a couple o' yer lads to take care of the matter?"

Senator Daschle, considering himself to be quite a wit, replied with a smirk, "Well now father, it was always my impression that you people took care of last rites!"

There was dead silence on the line for a long moment.

Father O'Malley then replied: "Aye, that's certainly true, but we are also obliged to notify the next of kin.



412 posted on 10/7/02 12:48 PM Central by Grampa Dave

[mountaineer]

anything else that would not make them think.

Isn't that the truth.