Richard Jernigan -> RE: An absolute classic (Nov. 14 2012 15:08:20)
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ORIGINAL: rodrigovalt What is wrong with people!!!? One possibility was suggested by my son. During the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal a poll was taken. 60% of people said President Clinton should be impeached by the House of Representatives for lying to the grand jury, 60% said he should not be tried by the Senate. (For those unfamiliar with the details of the American Constitution, impeachment by the House amounts to an indictment, and inevitably leads to a trial in the Senate.) I asked my son whether he could explain the poll results: at least 20% of respondents favoring a legal impossibility. He was managing a marina at the time. He replied, "Sure. The explanation is easy. Where I often stand by the cash register, there is a 4 by 6 foot (1.2 by 1.8 meter) sign on the wall right behind my head, reading 'Beer $4.00 per six-pack'. Out of every five people who approach, three will ask, 'Uhhh...what do you get for beer?'." RNJ
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