{"id":8048,"date":"2014-04-02T14:29:04","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T14:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2014\/04\/02\/a-local-call\/"},"modified":"2014-04-02T14:29:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T14:29:04","slug":"a-local-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2014\/04\/02\/a-local-call\/","title":{"rendered":"A Local Call"},"content":{"rendered":"

George Bush, Queen Elizabeth, and Putin all die and go to hell. <\/span><\/p>\n

While there, they spy a red phone and ask what the phone is for. The devil tells them it is for calling back to Earth. Putin asks to call Russia and talks for 5 minutes. When he is finished the devil informs him that the cost is a million dollars, so Putin writes him a check. <\/span><\/p>\n

Next Queen Elizabeth calls England and talks for 30 minutes. When she is finished the devil informs her that the cost is 6 million dollars, so she writes him a check. <\/span><\/p>\n

Finally George Bush gets his turn and talks for 4 hours. When he is finished the devil informs him that the cost is $5.00. When Putin hears this he goes ballistic and asks the devil why Bush got to call the USA so cheaply. The devil smiles and replies, "Since Obama took over, the country has gone to hell, so it's a local call." <\/span><\/p>\n

(HT: Bill Keezer, source unknown, but see below.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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