The best line of the Dave Barry article to which you refer:
"But this is no time for gaiety. This is a time to get hold of the folks at the Oregon State Highway division and ask them, when they get done cleaning up the beaches, to give us an estimate on the US Capitol."
11 posted on 08/02/2004 4:11:54 PM PDT by NCjim
(Ted missed his chance to drive Hillary home from the convention!)