Message-ID: <29684216.1075861241046.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 12:05:18 -0800 (PST) From: tracey.green@enron.com To: dana.davis@enron.com, warren.perry@enron.com Subject: FW: Politics Explained ( too fun Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Green, Tracey X-To: Davis, Dana , Perry, Warren X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \DDAVIS (Non-Privileged)\Davis, Dana\Inbox X-Origin: Davis-D X-FileName: DDAVIS (Non-Privileged).pst -----Original Message----- From: Lacy, Kelly L. [mailto:KLLACY@GAPAC.com] Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 8:18 AM To: 'iris_jordan@yahoo.com' Subject: FW: Politics Explained ( too fun > "Politics Explained" - Rated R > > A little boy goes to his dad and asks, "What is politics?" > > Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I'm the > breadwinner of the family, so let's call me capitalism. Your Mom, > she's the administrator of the money, so we'll call her the > Government. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you > the people. The nanny, we'll consider her the Working Class. And your > baby brother, we'll call him the Future. Now, think about that and > see if that makes sense," > > So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what dad had said. > Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to > check on him. He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper. > So the little boy goes to his parents' room and finds his mother > sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. > Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father > in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed. The next > morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I > Understand the concept of politics now." The father says, "Good son, > tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about." The > little boy replies, "Well, while Capitalism is screwing the Working > Class, the Government is sound asleep, the People are being ignored > and the Future is in deep shit." > > >