Jefferson Jokes

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    One night George Bush awakens from a fitfull sleep to find himself visited by the ghost of George Washington. Dubya begs of Washington's spirit, "Tell me: As president, what's the best thing I can do for my country?"
    "That's easy," replies Washington's Ghost. "Set an honest and honorable example, just like I did." And with that he was gone.
    On the next night George Bush awakens from a fitfill sleep to find himself visited by the ghost of Thomas Jefferson. Duby begs of Jefferson's spirit, "Tell me: As president, what's the best thing I can do for my country?"
    "That's easy," replies Jefferson's Ghost. "Cut taxes and streamline the federal government, just like I did." And with that he was gone.
    On the third night George Bush awakens from a fitfull sleep to find himself visited by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln. Dubya begs of Lincoln's spirit, "Tell me: As president, what's the best thing I can do for my more...

    ...former Louisiana congressman William Jefferson will spend the next 13 years in prison after being convicted of taking bribes. He was found with $90,000 in his home freezer. Jefferson will be assigned to work in the prison bakery, since he has so much experience with frozen dough.

    I found this on a gopher, hence do not know the author's name.
    The Court of King George III
    London, England
    July 10, 1776
    Mr. Thomas Jefferson
    c/o The Continental Congress
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Dear Mr. Jefferson:
    We have read your "Declaration of Independence" with great interest. Certainly, it represents a considerable undertaking, and many of your statements do merit serious consideration. Unfortunately, the Declaration as a whole fails to meet recently adopted specifications for proposals to the Crown, so we must return the document to you for further refinement.
    The questions which follow might assist you in your process of revision:
    In your opening paragraph you use the phrase "the Laws of Nature and Nature's God." What are these laws? In what way are they the criteria on which you base your central arguments? Please document with citations from the recent literature.
    In the same paragraph you refer to the more...

    One night, George W. Bush is awakened by George Washington's ghost in the White House. Bush asks: "George, what is the best thing I could do to help the country?"
    "Set an honest and honorable example, just as I did," Washington advises.
    The next night, the ghost of Thomas Jefferson moves through the dark bedroom. "Tom," George asks, "what is the best thing I could do to help the country?"
    "Cut taxes and reduce the size of government," Jefferson advises.
    Bush isn't sleeping well the next night, and sees another figure moving in the shadows. It's Abraham Lincoln's ghost. "Abe, what is the best thing I could do to help the country?" Bush asks. Abe answers flatly, "Go see a play."

    One night, George W. Bush is awakened by George Washington's ghost in
    the White House. Bush asks, "George, what is the best thing I could do
    to help the country?"
    "Set an honest and honorable example, just as I did," Washington
    advises.
    The next night, the ghost of Thomas Jefferson moves through the dark
    bedroom. "Tom," W asks, "what is the best thing I could do to help the
    country?"
    "Cut taxes and reduce the size of government," Jefferson advises.
    Bush isn't sleeping well the next night, and sees another figure
    moving in the shadows. It's Abraham Lincoln's ghost. "Abe, what is the
    best thing I could do to help the country?" Bush asks.
    Abe answers, "Go see a play."

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