Post Turtle

While suturing a laceration on the hand of a 70-year-old Texas rancher

whose hand had caught in a gate while working cattle, a doctor and the

old man were talking about John Kerry wanting to be in the White House.

The old Texan said, "Well, ya know, Kerry is a 'post turtle'."

Not knowing what the old man meant, the doctor asked him what a post

turtle was. The old man said, "When you're driving down a country road

and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a

post turtle."

The old man saw a puzzled look on the doctor's face, so he continued to

explain, "You know he didn't get there by himself, he doesn't belong

there, he can't get anything done while he's up there, and you just want

to help the poor stupid bastard get down."