WATERING DOWN THE BILL

"Shape the bill into the image of a fire hydrant and let the Blue Dogs relieve themselves."

My disagreement, Apollo, is in only allowing the "Blue Dogs" to relieve themselves on it. I want a "shot" at it too. And I believe most Americans would also like a "shot".

You'll be allowed to pee on the condition that you change your name to Grey Dog.

I mean Gray Dog.

My actual name is "Grey".

The "Gray Ghost" is used in honor of my great-great-great uncle, who my father and I were named after (I am a Jr.). My uncle spelled it "G R A Y". My grandfather, when he named my father, spelled it "G R E Y".

Either spelling has never bothered me.

The "Ghost" comes from my uncle's nickname by the Union Navy during the Civil War. He was a river boat captain (I should also state that it was a VERY small river boat) on the Mississippi who the Union Navy could never catch. They called him the "Ghost". My father's P-40 during WW2 was also given the same name (actually "Old Spooks").

The two "names" in combination was too tempting to me not to use here at TH.

You see I want to relieve myself on it as well, however I need to go number 2.

Water it down but wash it out to sea so it can drown.

Why not waterboard it to death? We'll give the honors to Gunny.