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When he asked them why they needed his birth certificate, they told him it
was as proof of his birth. He replied, "Well, I'm here, ain't I?".

Will Rogers is still worth reading today, a classic that transcends the
events of his day in so much as his humorous take on things can be (more so
than Doonesbury, less so than Shakespeare, although Will Rogers was a lot
funnier than Shakespeare ;-) ). I think he was one of those individuals who
was mostly being serious, but had a "funny" way of looking at things.

Greg Stigers
http://www.cgiusa.com
I never discuss politics or religiom,
and I don't never post off-topic neither...

-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson, Tracy
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: 10/23/00 1:13 PM
Subject: Will Rogers [Was: Al Gore ...]

Re: Will Rogers:
I heard he was given a hard time getting a passport
because he could not prove his birth.  Having been born
on an Indian Reservation with no records.

The way I heard it was more interesting than I
relate it here.  Accchh.  Maybe someone has a better
version.

Tracy (Off-Topic?  You can bet on it) Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors