On Aug 22, 2006, at 7:38 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote:
> from U.S. News and World Report, by way of Cursor:
>
> He loves to cuss, gets a jolly when a mountain biker wipes out
> trying to keep up with him, and now we're learning that the first
> frat boy loves flatulence jokes. A top insider let that slip when
> explaining why President Bush is paranoid around women, always
> worried about his behavior. But he's still a funny, earthy guy who,
> for example, can't get enough of fart jokes. He's also known to cut
> a few for laughs, especially when greeting new young aides, but
> forget about getting people to gas about that.
>
> http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/whispers/articles/
> 060820/28whisplead.htm
Reminiscent of Brendan Gill's story, retold by Alexander Cockburn, about visiting the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, and wandering around sleeplessly one night, and finding the only available book to be a collection of fart jokes.
Doug