Leader of the 'free world' (c)USA Dubya blames Al Qaida infiltrators of spiking snacks. Well, that bit I made up, the rest is genuine. Guffaws welcomed.

"Bush had complained at the weekend of being "a little off his game" and said he felt as if he were coming down with a cold. That, combined with having just eaten a pretzel he failed to swallow properly, caused his heart rate to slow and, as a result, he fainted, Tubb explained.

Other than an abrasion on his left cheek the size of a half dollar and a small bruise on his lower lip, apparently sustained when he fell onto the carpeted floor, Bush quickly regained consciousness and suffered no ill effects, Tubb said.

"I did not find anything to indicate it was serious whatsoever," he added. Tests were normal and no medications were prescribed as a result of the episode."

-- Anonymous, January 14, 2002

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Apparently it's quite common to get pretzels stuck in your Bush.

-- Anonymous, January 14, 2002

Hmmm...there's a sale on pretzels at my local supermarket this week. Think I'll drop a few bags cases truckloads off next time I'm in DC. :-)

-- Anonymous, January 14, 2002