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From the files of the somewhat shy and retiring Abie, who lives a bit southwest...

During a lull between the speeches at the recent White House Correspondents'
dinner, Michelle Obama leans over to chat with Joe Biden.

"Ya know, I bought Barack a parrot for his birthday. The bird is so smart, Barack
has already taught him to pronounce over two hundred words!"

"Wow, that's pretty impressive," says Joe, "but, you do realize that he just speaks
the words -- he doesn't really understand what they mean."

"Oh, I know," Michelle replies, "Neither does the parrot."
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