Hilary the Comedienne - Don't Quit Your Day Job

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Hilary Clinton has recently apologized for making a joke about M. K. Gandhi.

She introduced a quote from him by saying, “He ran a gas station down in St. Louis.” (Cite available on request).

I considered putting this in GQ, but anything with Hilary in it is Pit-destined, I suppose, so my question is this.

How is this funny? Not because it is stereotypical, but I don’t get the humorous reference. Is there a well-known Indian gas station owner that I never heard of?

I am not Indian, and I am not even particularly offended, but I don’t see how this going to raise a chuckle. Is it really that lame, or am I not getting it because I don’t know any Indian gas-station owners?

Could someone explain it to me?

Regards,
Shodan

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Too late—there is already another very popular Pit thread on this topic.

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link: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=233576

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Thanks, I noticed that after I started the thread.

Regards,
Shodan

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I’m closing this thread, since there’s already a Pit thread on the subject.

Lynn