His mediadvisorganizers have made him practice speaking more slowly,
taking deep breaths, to let his larynx relax. They've convinced him
(only temporarily, in my opinion) that the American people won't vote
for someone with the psychophysiological metabolism of a peeved
chihuaha. So his voice is lower, calmer.
It's working now, 'cause he's concentrating on getting it right. Just
wait 'til he starts getting jubilant and confident, or until the heat of
a debate. Gee whiz, guys! Poppy will be in deep doo-doo before you
can say "Tension City." He'll make the spookiest public transformation
since Jerry Lewis in the piano-bar scene in "The Nutty Professor" Only
this time we'll see Mr. Rogers become Barney Fife.
} How come there haven't been and "bird in the hand" jokes?
I got a letter from the Registered Political Humorists of America only
last Friday. They're asking all of their members to try to bridge the
`Quayle-Bush Gap' Everyone's sure there's a joke there somewhere, but
no one can find it yet. "A Quayle in the hand is worth a Bush in the
tush"? No. "A Quayle in the Bush is worth..." see it's not as easy as
it looks. I personally think that Bush has got all of America's bird in
its own hand, if you know what I mean.
} I don't want to have any babies, just lots of sex.
That's nice. It's important to have a philosophy of life. Mine is
"Never ignore a come-on. So: "How much is `lots'?" and "What are you
doing tomorrow afternoon?"
-- dr foo
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Gary L. Dryfoos |
ARPA/Internet: dryfoo@athena.mit.edu | "Facts are stupid things."
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Phone: (617) 253-0184 / (617) 825-6115 | -- Ronald Reagan
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