Voting was a snap in my election district. So I’m back earlier than I expected,
\nand happy to see a joke called “The Balloonist” about Republicans and Democrats, which is
\nmaking the email rounds. It’s being attributed to Garrison Keillor.<\/P>
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The attribution could well be apocryphal. (Remember Kurt Vonnegut’s bogus commencement Here’s the joke ascribed to Keillor:<\/P> <\/P> A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, “You’re in a hot air balloon approximately She rolled her eyes and said, “You must be a Democrat.”<\/P> “I am,” replied the man. “How did you know?” <\/P> “Well,” answered the balloonist, “Everything you told me is technically correct but I have no The man smiled and responded, “You must be a Republican.”<\/P> “I am,” replied the balloonist. “How did you know?” <\/P> “Well,” said the man, “you don’t know where you are or where you’re going. You’ve risen to <\/P> Exactly. And perfect for this Election Day. Meantime, here’s another commentary GOP WISHLIST<\/B><\/P>
\naddress<\/B><\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A> at MIT a few years ago? Here’s the
\nbecause whoever wrote the joke has improved upon a version of it submitted four years ago to “A
\nPrairie Home Companion’s” Fifth Annual Joke Show<\/FONT><\/B><\/A> (scroll
\ndown) by Rick Higgs, of New Palestine, Indiana.<\/P>
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\nman in a boat below. She shouted to him, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I
\nwould meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.”<\/P>
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\n30 feet above a ground elevation of 346 feet above sea level. You are 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes
\nnorth latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.”<\/P>
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\nidea what to make of your information and I’m still lost. Frankly, you’ve not been much help to
\nme.”<\/P>
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\nwhere you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise that you have no idea how
\nto keep and you expect me to solve your problem. You’re in exactly the same position you were
\nin before we met, but somehow, now it’s my fault.”<\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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\nwhose attribution I can vouch for:<\/P>
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