That's only 'cause you don't read your own posts. :)

In the US, if you go into a store and ask to buy some Aluminium; you might get a visit from Home Land Security.

Talking about an optimist falling from the skyscraper reminds of the pessimist falling from a skyscraper.

Every few floors he tells himself, "I'm cold, it's windy, and the view is worse"

And *that* reminds of the one about the realist falling from a skyscraper

Every few floors he says, "AAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

I'm very sorry he got 1 term. He was doing sketchy things from pretty early on.

Oh and 1 "news" site totally pegged what his administration was going to do.

This was written January 2001.
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28784

(I bet if that article was posted eight years ago on /. it would have gotten -5 troll and now would get +5 insightful.)

Makes me want to laugh or cry.