January 27, 2006

Jan. 27, 2006

An oldie but a goodie:

A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat, and was very much in favor of the redistribution of wealth.

She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.

One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on! the rich and the addition of more government welfare programs.

The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was doing in school.

Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.

Her father listened and then asked, "How is you friend Audrey doing?"

She replied, "Audrey ! is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties, and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over."

Her wise father asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA."

The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, "That wouldn't be fair! I have worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!" The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, "Welcome to the Republican party."


Posted by Tiger at January 27, 2006 04:26 PM | TrackBack
Comments

That one STILL cracks me up! :-)

So, is it raining in your neck of the woods today, too...?

--TwoDragons

Posted by: Denita TwoDragons at January 28, 2006 12:35 PM

It rained the whole night long. Its still wet and dreary at the moment.

Posted by: Tig at January 28, 2006 02:51 PM

Blagh...but at least there was a break in the drought. I'm honestly hoping for more rain soon, so the river will flush out and the water won't stink. It got pretty rank last year...

Hope y'all are doing OK!

--TwoDragons

Posted by: Denita TwoDragons at January 30, 2006 08:38 AM

I would have said I'm leaving all my assets to the poor when I die, you can contemplate my selfishness while you work for your own stuff.

Posted by: Smitty at February 16, 2006 03:20 PM