It's been a week

Hey folks, it's been a week since I posted the semi-finalists for my Bushism blog contest, now I finally have the six finalists for you to choose from. You'll get them later in this post. Why haven't I been blogging? Well actually I've been too bored to blog (2B2B). I'm not by any means a writer and this blog is merely an outlet used to give folks an insight into what I'm thinking and why, and if I have a particularly exciting experience I'll let you know about it here. Well no exciting experiences in the last week, and only the same old boring news that I'm sure everybody has heard and is totally disinterested in.

Ooh ooh, I did get a new bed! It's king-size and stands 72cm off the floor, 80cm if the new down duvet is on!

See, that currently passes for exciting.

Work has a lot to do with this funk, one of my colleagues has been on leave and I've had to pick up the slack, and the flack. I've been busy and not had much "amuse myself" time.

Anyway, enough about why I'm bored, let's get onto something I instituted to relieve boredom, the BLOG CONTEST.

That's right folks, about once a month I'm hosting a contest on my blog where one lucky person wins an actual prize. This month folks were tasked with letting us know what GW Bush was actually thinking when he uttered some of his more moronic statements. Three people entered and each gave an impressive sampling of their comedic wit. Alas there were just too many funny ones and so I asked for each of the three to choose two to be put to the vote. Here they are in no particular order.

(A)

Out of his Mouth: “Because he's hiding." —George W. Bush, responding to a reporter who asked why Osama bin Laden had not been caught, aboard Air Force One, Jan. 14, 2005”

In his Head: “And I haven’t finished counting to 100 yet anyway.”

(B)

Out of his Mouth: "We are fully committed to working with both sides to bring the level of terror down to an acceptable level for both." —George W. Bush, after a meeting with congressional leaders, Washington, D.C., Oct. 2, 2001

In his Head: "My daddy always told me to aim for goals I can reach and not to seem too keen. Besides, if I say I will bring the level of terror down to zero they will all know I am lying"

(C)

Out of his Mouth: "Because the—all which is on the table begins to address the big cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculate, for example, is on the table; whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases or price increases. There's a series of parts of the formula that are being considered. And when you couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting those—changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been promised more likely to be—or closer delivered to what has been promised. Does that make any sense to you? It's kind of muddled. Look, there's a series of things that cause the—like, for example, benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculate—the benefits will rise based upon inflation, as opposed to wage increases. There is a reform that would help solve the red if that were put into effect. In other words, how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if those—if that growth is affected, it will help on the red."—Explaining his plan to save Social Security, Tampa, Fla., Feb. 4, 2005

In his Head:
"...

did i leave the gas on?


..."

(D)

Out of his Mouth: "You believe in the Almighty, and I believe in the Almighty. That's why we'll be great partners." —George W. Bush, to Turkish Prime Minister Recap Tayyip Erdogan, Washington, D.C. Dec. 10, 2002

In his Head: "You like ham burgers I like ham burgers...no no, thats not going to work, the ham thing. Um...You like beer , I like beer..oops, nope...um what else do I like , um dont think he knows the hungry caterpillar, um God yes God, but he doesnt call him God, something with an A..um..um o yes!..."

(E)

Out of his Mouth:"I think we are welcomed. But it was not a peaceful welcome." — Philadelphia, Dec. 12, 2005, on the reception of American forces in Iraq

In his Head: "but it SHOULD have been a peaceful welcome - don't these arabs watch fox news? EVERYBODY watches fox news!"

(F)

Out of his Mouth: "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." —Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000

In his Head: “I mean, look at mermaids…That’s proof right there.”

Ok readers, now it's your turn to decide who wins the R100 gift certificate, send your votes, by letter, to schpat@gmail.com, you have until start of day tuesday the 16th. The entrants have put a lot of thought and work into this one, show them a little raspect, aaight!