Crossing the Border

email ^ | 04/30/2004 | Dad

[BJClinton]

A guy was traveling through Mexico on vacation when, lo and behold, he lost his wallet and all identification.

Cutting his trip short, he attempts to make his way home but is stopped by the Customs Agent at the border.

"May I see your identification, please?" asks the agent. "I'm sorry, but I lost my wallet," replies the guy.

"Sure, buddy, I hear that every day. No ID, no crossing the border," says the agent.

"But I can prove that I'm an American!" he exclaims.

"I have a picture of Ronald Reagan tattooed on one butt cheek and a picture of George Bush on the other."

"This I gotta see," replies the agent. With that, Joe drops his pants and bends over in front of the agent.

"By golly, you're right!" exclaims the agent. "Go on home to Boston."

"Thanks!" he says. "But how did you know I was from Boston?"

The agent replies, "I recognized the picture of John Kerry in the middle."

[BJClinton]

TGIF.

[CatoRenasci]

This is a redo of an old joke circulating in California in the mid '60s. The American says he has an American Flag tatooed on one side of his butt and LBJ on the other. The customs agent notes he must be an American (the flag) and Democrat (LBJ) and says "and I see you must be from California". Yes, the man replies, "How did you know?" Brown in the middle! was the punchline.

[CatoRenasci]

Forgot for those who are not ancient Californians, to mention that Edmund G. "Pat" Brown was governor from 1959 to 1966 (when he lost to Ronald Reagan).

[CatoRenasci]

Further, Pat Brown was the father of Jerry Brown, the infamous Governor Moonbeam of the late '70s and early '80s.

[ckilmer]

how profoundly california has changed from the 50's and even the 60's.

if the next 50 years bring ths same profound change in the same direction we might as well hang it up.

[CatoRenasci]

For me, California is pretty much over, sad to say. I'm a 5th generation Californian with roots going back to the Goldrush. My greater family has been active in the State, in finance, commerce and agriculture, especially the wine industry, ever since. I'm not sure what's worse, the Mexification, which is most strongly felt in the South and the Vallies, or the smug, homosexual and leftist gentrification of San Francisco and the greater Bay Area, including the wine counties.