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  1. John Brunner

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    Jessie Ventura and Al Franken.

    These days, it doesn't seem all that insane.
     
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  2. Beth Gallagher

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    Yes, I was joking with Dwight. :p
     
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  3. John Brunner

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    Yeh, but you made me remember the travesty that Minnesota made of our travesty of a political system.

    It's travesty².
     
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    @John Brunner

    Are we talking about Jesse Ventura?

    Frank
     
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  5. John Brunner

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    Yessir.

    And Al Franken. Recall what a jerk he was when he first entered Congress?

    Of course, some would point out Reagan's roots...and Schwarzeneggar. But they seemed less the joke.
     
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  6. Beth Gallagher

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    I remember Franken as a half-baked comedian on SNL. :D

     
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  7. Dwight Ward

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    You're close. Jesse Ventura was a WWF wrestler and won the governorship of Minnesota. When he was a wrestler he wore a long feather boa. As governor he was never seen with it. It shows that people can change
    [​IMG].

    One person dies every six seconds from a tobacco related disease.
    Yes and that guy deserves our sympathy.
     
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    The Stewart Smalley thing was stupid.
     
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    I can see that my humor is wasted on you guys. :p
     
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    It's not our fault everything goes over our heads.
    [​IMG]
     
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  11. Dwight Ward

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    I was going to make a similar point. Beth is smarter than us and that's her fault, not ours.
    [​IMG]
     
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  12. Beth Gallagher

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    Flattery will get you everywhere. :D
     
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  13. Dwight Ward

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    I have loads of stuff to fix around my house. Wanna go out with me? ( If we're dating I figure I won't have to pay you. )
     
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    Flattery will get you nowhere.
     
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  15. Dwight Ward

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    That's not universal. Tell me I'm handsome, intelligent and charming ( all true ) and I'll do whatever you want.
     
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