Most of the upcoming by-elections have been forced upon the public by their Parliamentarians not admitting to holding dual citizenship.

• Political parties have to angle their policies to persuade the people to elect them.
• They have to lure them to their side of politics.
• They have to use delectable bait.

Somehow this monkey found the following Irish fishing joke to be rather apt.

The rain was pouring down.

There standing in front of a big puddle outside the pub was an old Irishman, drenched, holding a stick, with a piece of string dangling in the water.

 A passer-by stopped and asked, “What are you doing?”

“Fishing” replied the old man.

Feeling sorry for the old man, the gent says, “Come in out of the rain and have a drink with me.”

In the warmth of the pub, as they sip their whiskies, the gentleman, being a bit of a smart ass, cannot resist asking,“So how many have you caught today?”

“You’re the eighth”, says the old man.

(I couldn’t Shorten the punch line.)

Gibber! Gibber!

CHUGLEY

The Leprechaun Chimp

         *Thanks to my faithful international correspondent, Lynn Abbott, of England, for the Irish story, and her indefatigable sense of humour.