LAUGH LINES
On the Campaign Trail: Hillary Rodham Clinton is exploring a run for New York’s Senate seat. “According to the latest polls, she now has a slight edge in the poll over that dead subway guy.” (David Letterman)
Speaking of the Subway Guy: “Turns out for the last two years he was a correspondent on ’60 Minutes’ before anybody realized he was dead.” (Letterman)
Off and Running: There was a new record last week in the 100-meter dash. “It was set by Al Gore trying to distance himself from President Clinton.” (Jay Leno)
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The Essential David Letterman
What Ken Starr has found out about Al Gore:
10. Was once mistaken for dead guy on a New York City subway.
8. Often flies on Air Force One as checked baggage.
7. Although he didn’t invent the Internet, he did invent those annoying bits of punctuation that look like sideways faces :-).
6. He was created by the same guys who did Jar Jar Binks.
4. Big fan of the joke, “Tipper? I didn’t even kiss her!”
1. Once had an affair with a magnolia tree.
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