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A SMALL boy was watching the proceedings of Parliament. He noticed that while Finance Minister Manmohan Singh was presenting the budget, most members had, what appeared to him to be Walkman sets used for listening to taped music, over their ears. Somewhat bewildered, he turned to his father and remarked:' Papa, these MPs take no interest in the debate. While the Finance Minister is presenting his budget proposals, they are listening to pop music'

The Washington Post
february 4, 1988
I Believe

This is more commentary than humor, but what the heck...

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I believe the president. I have always believed him. I believed him when he said he had never been drafted in the Vietnam War and I believed him when he said he had forgotten to mention that he had been drafted in the Vietnam War. I believed him when he said he hadn't had sex with Gennifer Flowers and I believe him now, when he reportedly says he did.

I believe the president did not rent out the Lincoln Bedroom, did not sell access to himself and the vice president to hundreds of well-heeled special pleaders and did not supervise the largest, most systematic money-laundering operation in campaign finance history, collecting more than $ 3 million in illegal and improper donations. I believe that Charlie Trie and James Riady were motivated by nothing but patriotism for their adopted more...