While campaigning, Al Gore was walking thru a small
town when he
came upon a group of about a dozen young boys standing
around a dog.

Concerned that the boys were hurting the dog, he went
over and asked,
“What are you boys doing with that dog?”

One of the boys replied, “This dog is a neighborhood
stray. We all want him,
but only one of us can take him home. So we've decided
that whichever one of us
can tell the biggest lie will get to keep the dog.”

Of course, the vice-president was taken aback.
“You boys shouldn't be having a contest telling lies!”
he exclaimed.
He then launched into a ten-minute sermon against
lying, beginning,
“Don't you boys know it's a sin to lie,” and ending
with, “Why, when I was your age,
I never told a lie!” There was dead silence for about
a minute.

Just as the VP was starting to think he'd gotten through
to them, the smallest boy
gave a deep sigh and said… "DAMN - All right, give
him the dog!
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