A Congressman, a Lobbyist, and a Page walk into a bar.

A Congressman, a Lobbyist, and a Page walk into a bar.

The Page says, “Do you guys really like wearing suit coats? I mean, in the car and between meetings, we just hang them up, right?”

Right, they all chimed.

“And ties,” says the Lobbyist, “You guys like wearing ties? I mean, we spend all that time buying and coordinating, and they don’t do anything except choke us and fall into our beer.”

Right, they all chimed.

“And dress socks,” says the Congressman, “Mine look nice for a couple months and then wear out.”

“Whatya all say we all wear dungarees every day?” said the Page.

Then the Lobbyist said, “But we’ve never done that before. What would happen if everyone decided it was okay wear dungarees every day? People might get downright comfortable at their desks.”

Yeah, they all chimed.

“And the first thing you know, they’ll start wearing sneakers...” said the Congressman.

Yeah, they all chimed.

“... and T-shirts…”

Yeah, they all chimed.

“... and ball caps...”

Sneakers and T-shirts and ball caps, oh my!, they all chimed.

“... and how could we tell the cheap suits from the expensive ones?” asked the Congressman.

Crickets.

“I guess you’re right,” said the Page, as he daubed his napkin at a bit of beer foam on his tie. “It was a dumb idea.”

[2014-04-09]

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