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Friday Fun
October 20, 2000

Al Gore is out jogging one morning, notices a little boy on the corner with a box. Curious he runs over to the child and says, "What's in the box kid?" to which the little boy says, "Kittens, they're brand new kittens." Al Gore laughs and says, "What kind of kittens are they?" "Democrats," the child says. "Oh that's cute," Al Gore says and he runs off. A couple of days later Al Gore is running with his buddy Bill Clinton and he spies the same boy with his box just ahead. Al Gore says to Bill, "You gotta check this out," and they both jog over to the boy with the box. Al Gore says, "Look in the box Bill, isn't that cute? Look at those little kittens. Hey kid tell my friend Bill what kind of kittens they are." The boy replies, "They're Republicans." "Whoa!", Al Gore says, "I came by here the other day and you said they were Democrats. What's up?" "Well," the kid says, "Their eyes are open now." A little boy had not given up sucking his thumb, though his mother had tried everything to discourage the habit. Finally, she warned her son, "If you don't stop sucking your thumb, your stomach is going to blow up like a balloon." Later that day, walking in the park, mother and son saw a pregnant woman sitting on a bench. The boy took a few brisk steps towards her, pointed sternly at her belly, and said, "Ooooo... I know what you've been doing!"