51 DAYS!
                   



A bartender is sitting behind the bar on a typical day, when the
door bursts open and in come four exuberant Republican senators.

They come up to the bar, order five bottles of champagne and ten 
glasses, take their order over and sit down at a large table. 

The corks are popped, the glasses are filled and they begin
toasting and chanting, "51 days, 51 days, 51 days!"
                   
Soon, three Democrats arrive, take up their drinks and the
chanting grows.  "51 days, 51 days, 51 days!"

Two more Democrats show up and soon their voices are joined in
raising the roof.  "51 days, 51 days, 51 days!"

Finally, a Republican comes in with a picture under his arm. 

He walks over to the table, sets the picture in the middle and
the table erupts.  Up jump the others, and they begin dancing
around the table, exchanging high-fives, all the while chanting
"51 days, 51 days, 51 days!"
                   
The bartender can't contain his curiosity any longer, so he walks
over to the table.  There in the center is a beautifully framed
child's puzzle of the Cookie Monster.

When the frenzy dies down a little bit, the bartender asks them,
"What's all the chanting and celebration about?"
                   
One of the Republicans replies, "Those darned Libertarians think
that we're all dumb and they make fun of us.  So, we decided to set
the record straight.  Ten of us got together, bought that puzzle
and put it together - the side of the box said 2-4 years, but we
put it together in 51 days!"