Post turtle. I like it.

Yeah good joke. It was even funnier, and made more sense, when I first heard it told about 3 years ago using Dubya as the subject.

Binnster wakes up cranky...

Now admit it, Binnster, that Post Turtle joke is cute no matter who it's told on. And aren't we all glad that dittoheads are finally getting into recycling?

In that same vein, here's the background story as to why Condi testified before the 911 commission that Gee Dubya was tired of "swatting flis" during the "summer of terror" when they were all at "battle stations" on the Crawford ranch.

George W. had just concluded his final photo-op at his Crawford, Texas compound (see photo below) when a reporter noticed one of Bush's neighbors nearby getting into an old pickup truck. Because of this assignment he hadn't been able to report any real news for the past month, so he desperately tried to strike up a conversation with the old-timer to see if he might have something interesting to offer.

"Sir... Hey! Can I talk to you for just a second?" the newsman asked.

"Well I was just leavin'... Got chores to tend-to". the older rancher said as he began rolling up his window.

"The flies seem be a bit worse this time of year" the veteran reporter commented. He had tried unsuccessfully to interview all of Dubya's neighbors during several of his past month-long Crawford vacation assignments, and was hoping that a more relaxed conversational style might get this one to stop long enough to open up a bit.

Not one to be rude, the old rancher stopped rolling up his window. "Them's circle-flies" he said, shooting the reporter a sidelong glance.

"Circle-flies? Never heard of 'em" replied the newsman, so surprised that he'd gotten an answer that he'd almost forgotten about the interview.

The old boy tilted his hat forward, and squinted towards Dubya's farm. "Circle-flies is what we call 'em down here. They mostly circle 'round the tail-end of livestock." He started rolling his up his window again.

Just before the window shut the veteran reporter blurted. "HEY.. There's no livestock on the President's ranch! Did you just call George W. Bush a horse's ass?"

"Didn't say any such thing" he replied, starting up his pickup. "But it sure is hard to fool them circle-flies."

For a looksee at the photo op generated by the interview, google the words "circle flies" and "lazy w" and mosey on over to the first URL that pops out.

Now admit it, Binnster, that Post Turtle joke is cute no matter who it's told on. And aren't we all glad that dittoheads are finally getting into recycling?

In that same vein, here's the background story as to why Condi testified before the 911 commission that Gee Dubya was tired of "swatting flis" during the "summer of terror" when they were all at "battle stations" on the Crawford ranch.

George W. had just concluded his final photo-op at his Crawford, Texas compound (see photo below) when a reporter noticed one of Bush's neighbors nearby getting into an old pickup truck. Because of this assignment he hadn't been able to report any real news for the past month, so he desperately tried to strike up a conversation with the old-timer to see if he might have something interesting to offer.

"Sir... Hey! Can I talk to you for just a second?" the newsman asked.

"Well I was just leavin'... Got chores to tend-to". the older rancher said as he began rolling up his window.

"The flies seem be a bit worse this time of year" the veteran reporter commented. He had tried unsuccessfully to interview all of Dubya's neighbors during several of his past month-long Crawford vacation assignments, and was hoping that a more relaxed conversational style might get this one to stop long enough to open up a bit.

Not one to be rude, the old rancher stopped rolling up his window. "Them's circle-flies" he said, shooting the reporter a sidelong glance.

"Circle-flies? Never heard of 'em" replied the newsman, so surprised that he'd gotten an answer that he'd almost forgotten about the interview.

The old boy tilted his hat forward, and squinted towards Dubya's farm. "Circle-flies is what we call 'em down here. They mostly circle 'round the tail-end of livestock." He started rolling his up his window again.

Just before the window shut the veteran reporter blurted. "HEY.. There's no livestock on the President's ranch! Did you just call George W. Bush a horse's ass?"

"Didn't say any such thing" he replied, starting up his pickup. "But it sure is hard to fool them circle-flies."

For a looksee at the photo op generated by the interview, google the words "circle flies" and "lazy w" and mosey on over to the first URL that pops out.