Posted by JumpyPants
For proof of the president-elect's sense of humor, I submit Exhibit A from his book, The Audacity of Hope. "The president" would be G.W. Bush, and "I" would be the next President of the United States of America. The scene begins after Bush and Obama have shaken hands for the first time:
The president turned to an aide nearby, who squirted a big dollop of hand sanitizer in the president's hand.
"Want some?" the president asked. "Good stuff. Keeps you from getting colds." Not wanting to seem unhygienic, I took a squirt.
"Come over here for a second," he said, leading me off to one side of the room.
"You know," he said quietly, "I hope you don't mind me giving you a piece of advice."
"Not at all, Mr. President." He nodded. "You've got a bright future," he said. "Very bright. But I've been in this town a while and, let me tell you, it can be tough. When you get a lot of attention like you've been getting, people start gunnin' for ya. And it won't necessarily just be coming from my side, you understand. From yours, too. Everybody'll be waiting for you to slip. Know what I mean? So watch yourself."
"Thanks for the advice, Mr. President."
Now that's a pretty funny scene, but I have to say "Not wanting to seem unhygienic, I took a squirt" wins the Droll Award of the Day, if not Week. Oh, and by the way, the president-elect wrote this. By himself. He is not only really funny, but a damn good writer.