While We're At It
A little satire/jokiness of my own:
I've taken to stating as fact that the anti-war anti-Bush folks have lost the debate. This sounds like handwaving of the emptiest kind but I'm truly tired of the endless debate over 9/11, the reaction thereto, the war, etc. I like to be able to say new things, and the debate doesn't give me that chance. Talk about needing to move on: I believe there are serious things that need to be accomplished. Convincing Bushisachimp@aol.com to get behind the war effort ain't one of them. Not any more.
So naturally I tell jokes.
Here's one I heard from Jackie Martling. I think it also serves as a neat allegory:
A guy is out hunting with his .22 rifle when he sees a bear. Thinking he has a good shot, he aims for the bear, but of course, the small round does nothing but piss off the huge beast. It comes over to where the hunter is standing, pushes him down on the ground, and fucks him in the ass.
The hunter is outraged and humiliated at this and runs to a sporting goods store. "I need the biggest gun you've got!" he cries, and walks out with an elephant gun. He returns to the woods, stalks down the bear, and shoots him with the elephant gun. The bear shakes off the round, however, comes over to the hunter, knocks him down, and fucks him in the ass again.
The hunter can't believe his poor fortune. He gets up and runs to an Army/Navy store. "Give me the biggest gun you've got!" He returns to the woods with a shoulder-fired rocket, hunts down the bear, and shoots him with it. The bear dodges the rocket, and as he's approaching the cowering hunter, says: "You're not here for the hunting, are you?"