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For his birthday, little Joe asked for a 10-speed bicycle. His father said, “Son, we’d give you one, but the mortgage on this house is $280,000 and your mother just lost her job. There’s no way we can afford it.”
The next day the father saw little Joe heading out the front door with a suitcase. He asked, “Son, where are you going?”

Little Joe told him, “I was walking past your room last night and heard you telling Mom you were pulling out. Then I heard her tell you to wait because she was coming too. And I’ll be damned if I’m staying here by myself with a $280,000 mortgage and no bike.
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Al Gore's Recent Trip


Buffeted by heated criticism recently, over his own huge personal 'carbon footprint', Al Gore resolved to travel by commercial airline, instead of his usual private jet, to his next dog-and-pony show on 'global warming', in a far-distant city.

He boarded the plane and found his seat next to a little girl. After fastening his seatbelt, he turned to his seatmate (who had, until now, been pretty successful in her efforts to totally ignore him), and said, "Let's talk. I've heard that these long flights go much quicker if you can strike up a conversation with a fellow passenger."

The little girl, who had just opened her book to read, closed it slowly and said, "What would you like to talk about?"

"Oh, I don't know", said Al. "...How about 'climate change'?"

"Okay" she said. "That could be an interesting topic. ...But first let me ask you one question...

...A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat grass, the same stuff. ...Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. ...Why do you suppose that is?"

Al thought about it for a moment and said, "Hmmm... I really have no idea."

...to which the little girl replied, "...So how is it that you feel qualified to discuss a highly-complex topic such as the world's climate, when it's already pretty evident that you really ...don't know sh*t?"