# Bush joke

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-joke/172319>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [May 1, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-joke/172319 "2003-05-01T05:05:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![green96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ec9cab/32.png) [@green96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green96)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-joke/172319/1 "2003-05-01T05:05:19Z")

</div>

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

A: When he’s A merkin!

(For further reading… [Straight Dope answers: WTF is A merkin?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_232.html) )\*\*

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-joke/172319/2 "2003-05-01T05:06:55Z")

</div>

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

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![green96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ec9cab/32.png) [@green96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green96)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-joke/172319/3 "2003-05-01T05:17:36Z")

</div>

**yup.  
read the column: [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3\_232.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_232.html)**

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![green96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ec9cab/32.png) [@green96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green96)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-joke/172319/4 "2003-05-01T05:21:19Z")

</div>

> [@](#):
>
> A merkin is somebody who lives in Merika. (Har!)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-joke/172319/5 "2003-05-09T16:31:47Z")

</div>

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

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![lazybumcus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6a8cbe/32.png) [@lazybumcus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazybumcus)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-joke/172319/6 "2003-05-09T17:02:54Z")

</div>

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.