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dcsmart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 01:22 PM
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Cheney Dunk Tank Raises $800 Billion For Nation


WASHINGTON—Organizers reported Sunday that the 44th White House Carnival was a rousing success, raising a record $800,000,066,845 for the federal government—$800 billion of which came from a dunk tank featuring former vice president Dick Cheney.

According to Secretary of the Treasury and carnival volunteer Timothy Geithner, the 5-foot-deep tank has provided a much-needed boost to the nation's flagging economy.
"We expected a big turn out, but this is unbelievable," said Geithner, adding that it's tradition for the outgoing vice president to work the dunk tank. "More than half the country has already gone, and there's still about 20 million people stretching all the way to Maryland waiting for their chance to sink Cheney. We'll be leaving this booth open for as long as it takes for everyone to get a turn."
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 01:26 PM
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1. LOLOL!
And a ho ho ho, to boot.
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Nipper1959 Donating Member (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 01:27 PM
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2. If only
it could be real. It would be a dream come true. Hell I'd pay $100 to sink that SOB.
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goforit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 01:55 PM
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3. Hilarious!!! Thankyou for the dream.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 01:57 PM
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4. Congratulations to Lynette Geyer of Michigan!


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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-04-09 01:58 PM
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5. Add a George Bush shoe throwing booth and this country would be in the black for a very long time
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