ICE FISHING

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> > >ICE FISHING> > > >> > > >Once upon a time, not long ago there was a> > Presidential> > > >election that was too close to call. Neither the> > Republican> > > >presidential candidate nor the Democratic> > presidential> > > >candidate had enough votes to win the election.> > Therefore,> > > >it was decided that there should be an> > ice-fishing contest> > > >between the two candidates to determine the final> > winner.> > > >> > > >There was much talk about ballot recounting,> > court challenges,> > > >etc., but a week long ice fishing competition> > seemed the> > > >(manly) way to settle things.> > > >> > > >The candidate that catches the most fish at the> > end of the> > > >week wins.> > > >> > > >After a lot of back and forth discussion, it was> > decided that the contest> > >would take place on a remote and cold lake in North> > Dakota. There were to> > >be> > >no observers present, and both men were to be sent> > out separately on this> > >remote lake and return daily with their catch for> > counting and> > >verification.> > > >> > > >At the end of the first day, W. returns to> > the starting line and> > >he> > >has 10 fish. Soon, Al Gore returns and has zero> > fish.> > > >> > > >Well, everyone assumes he is just having another> > bad hair day or> > >something> > >and hopefully, he will catch up the next day.> > > >> > > >At the end of the 2nd day W. comes in with> > > >20 fish and Al Gore comes in again with none.> > > >> > > >That evening, Bill Clinton gets together secretly> > with> > > >Al and says, "Al, I think W. is a lowlife> > cheatin'> > > >son-of-a-gun. I want you to go out tomorrow and> > don't even> > > >bother with fishing. Just spy on him and see if> > he is cheating> > > >in any way.> > > >> > > >The next night (after W. comes back with> > 50 fish),> > > >Bill Clinton says to Al, "Well, what about it, is> > W.> > > >cheatin'?"> > > >> > > >"He sure is, Bill, he's cutting holes in the> > ice."> >>>>