dear drew friedman,
your work entitled "No Joke" reminds me of a joke I once heard.

once an entire country voted an unintelligent tyrant into office. the country went to war soon after. the economy was destroyed, the people were disgruntled, "terrorism" was around every corner in all sorts of colors and the country was hated by every other country.
four years of misery passed and he was up for re-election...
he was dubiously re-elected by a strong "moral" majority of right-wingers, oil-men and war profiteers.
the people were having trouble sustaining themselves and their families. costs in every aspect of their lives were skyrocketing. the national debt continued to increase with no end in sight...
...I forgot how the rest of the joke went.

once an entire country voted an unintelligent tyrant into office. the country went to war soon after. the economy was destroyed, the people were disgruntled, "terrorism" was around every corner in all sorts of colors and the country was hated by every other country.
four years of misery passed and he was up for re-election...
he was dubiously re-elected by a strong "moral" majority of right-wingers, oil-men and war profiteers.
the people were having trouble sustaining themselves and their families. costs in every aspect of their lives were skyrocketing. the national debt continued to increase with no end in sight...
...I forgot how the rest of the joke went.











