Take you to the Oval Office

["Madan Subramanian" <madans at hathway_com>]

(We take you now to the Oval Office.) 

George: Condi! Nice to see you. What's happening? 
 
Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new
leader of China. 
 
George: Great. Lay it on me. 
 
Condi: Hu is the new leader of China. 
 
George: That's what I want to know. 
 
Condi: That's what I'm telling you. 
 
George: That's what I'm asking you. Who is the new
leader of China? 
 
Condi: Yes. 
 
George: I mean the fellow's name. 
 
Condi: Hu. 
 
George: The guy in China. 
 
Condi: Hu. 
 
George: The new leader of China. 
 
Condi: Hu. 
 
George: The Chinaman! 
 
Condi: Hu is leading China. 
 
George: Now whaddya' asking me for? 
 
Condi: I'm telling you Hu is leading China. 
 
George: Well, I'm asking you. Who is leading China? 
 
Condi: That's the man's name. 
 
George: That's who's name? 
 
Condi: Yes. 
 
George: Will you or will you not tell me the name of
the new leader of China? 
 
Condi: Yes, sir. 
 
George: Yassir? Yassir Arafat is in China? I thought
he was in the Middle East. 
 
Condi: That's correct. 
 
George: Then who is in China? 
 
Condi: Yes, sir. 
 
George: Yassir is in China? 
 
Condi: No, sir. 
 
George: Then who is? 
 
Condi: Yes, sir. 
 
George: Yassir? 
 
Condi: No, sir. 
 
George: Look, Condi. I need to know the name of the
new leader of China. Get me the Secretary General of
the U.N. on the phone. 
 
Condi: Kofi? 
 
George: No, thanks. 
 
Condi: You want Kofi? 
 
George: No. 
 
Condi: You don't want Kofi. 
 
George: No. But now that you mention it, I could use
a glass of milk. And then get me the U.N. 
 
Condi: Yes, sir. 
 
George: Not Yassir! The guy at the U.N. 
 
Condi: Kofi? 
 
George: Milk! Will you please make the call? 
 
Condi: And call who? 
 
George: Who is the guy at the U.N? 
 
Condi: Hu is the guy in China. 
 
George: Will you stay out of China?! 
 
Condi: Yes, sir. 
 
George: And stay out of the Middle East! Just get me
the guy at the U.N. 
 
Condi: Kofi. 
 
George: All right! With cream and two sugars. Now get
on the phone. 
 
(Condi picks up the phone.) 
 
Condi: Rice, here. 
 
George: Rice? Good idea. And a couple of egg rolls,
too. Maybe we should send some to the guy in China.
And the Middle East. Can you get Chinese food in the
Middle East? 

[ that's enough of off beat posts ] 

Madan Subramanian
Bangalore, India.