Bush joke

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**Q: When is a Bush not a Bush?

A: When he’s A merkin!

(For further reading… Straight Dope answers: WTF is A merkin? )**

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I don’t get it. Is that a play on the word “American”?

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yup.
read the column: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_232.html

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The subject of the OP is a perfect example of redundancy.

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he did add Bush to the equation which has double entendre. It may or may not be funny, but it’s at least somewhat unique.