Wednesday, August 8, 2007

How's that new president working out, anyway?


For those of you wondering how the new government in Nigeria is working, here's a good article, from AP of all places:

Nigeria's new leader faces uncertainties



Cinching the corn belt.

If you're interested in food issues -- such as the choice between feeding the world or creating subsidies for ethanol and corn syrup for the all-American environmentally unsound and physically unhealthy lifestyle -- you might want to keep an eye on the current farm bill negotiations.

Here's a good mini resource for contacting your elected representatives.



My kind of blonde joke.

A lawyer and a blonde woman are sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer asks if she would like to play a game. The blonde just wants to take a nap, so she politely declines.

The lawyer persists: "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5; you ask me one, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $500."

This catches the blonde's attention; to keep him quiet, she agrees to play.

The lawyer asks the first question: "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?"

The blonde doesn't say a word, reaches into her purse, pulls out a five-dollar bill and hands it to the lawyer.

Now, it's the blonde's turn. She asks the lawyer: "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?" The lawyer uses his laptop to search references. He uses the Air phone; he surfs the Web and e-mails his smartest friends, all to no avail.

After an hour of searching, he gives up. He wakes the blonde and hands her $500. Desperate to know the answer to her riddle, he asks: "Well, so what goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?"

The blonde reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5 and goes back to sleep.

4 comments:

pohl said...

That is the best blonde joke ever. I can't wait until the next time someone tries to tell me one.

Krista said...

Love that joke. who shared it?

Krista said...

oh...and for added comedic affect, i shared the joke with my sister who looked at me the a blank face. she's blonde.

Unknown said...

A good article from AP? Amazing!