mich buckmaster
02-05-2003, 09:11 AM
Once upon a time, long, long ago there was a Presidential election that
> was too close to call. Neither the Republican presidential candidate nor
> the Democratic presidential candidate had enough votes to win the
> election.
>
> Therefore, it was decided that there should be an ice fishing contest
> between the two candidates to determine the final winner. There was much
> talk about ballot recounting, court challenges, etc., but a week-long ice
> fishing competition seemed the (manly) way to settle things.
>
> The candidate that catches the most fish at the end of the week wins.
>
> After a lot of back and forth discussion, it was decided that the contest
> would take place on a remote and cold lake in Wisconsin. There were to be
> no observers present, and both men were to be sent out separately on this
> remote lake and return daily with their catch for counting and
> verification.
>
> At the end of the first day, George W. returns to the starting line and he
> has 10 fish. Soon, Al Gore returns and has zero fish. Well, everyone
> assumes he is just having another bad hair day or something and hopefully,
> he will catch up the next day.
>
> At the end of the 2nd day George W. comes in with 20 fish and Al Gore
> comes in again with none.
>
> That evening, Bill Clinton gets together secretly with Al and says, "Al, I
> think George W. is a low-life cheatin' son-of-a-gun. I want you to go out
> tomorrow and don't even bother with fishing. Just spy on him and see if he
> is cheating in any way.
>
> The next night (after George W.comes back with 50 fish), Bill Clinton says
> to Al, "Well, what about it, is George W. cheatin'?"
>
> "He sure is, Bill, he's cutting holes in the ice.
> was too close to call. Neither the Republican presidential candidate nor
> the Democratic presidential candidate had enough votes to win the
> election.
>
> Therefore, it was decided that there should be an ice fishing contest
> between the two candidates to determine the final winner. There was much
> talk about ballot recounting, court challenges, etc., but a week-long ice
> fishing competition seemed the (manly) way to settle things.
>
> The candidate that catches the most fish at the end of the week wins.
>
> After a lot of back and forth discussion, it was decided that the contest
> would take place on a remote and cold lake in Wisconsin. There were to be
> no observers present, and both men were to be sent out separately on this
> remote lake and return daily with their catch for counting and
> verification.
>
> At the end of the first day, George W. returns to the starting line and he
> has 10 fish. Soon, Al Gore returns and has zero fish. Well, everyone
> assumes he is just having another bad hair day or something and hopefully,
> he will catch up the next day.
>
> At the end of the 2nd day George W. comes in with 20 fish and Al Gore
> comes in again with none.
>
> That evening, Bill Clinton gets together secretly with Al and says, "Al, I
> think George W. is a low-life cheatin' son-of-a-gun. I want you to go out
> tomorrow and don't even bother with fishing. Just spy on him and see if he
> is cheating in any way.
>
> The next night (after George W.comes back with 50 fish), Bill Clinton says
> to Al, "Well, what about it, is George W. cheatin'?"
>
> "He sure is, Bill, he's cutting holes in the ice.