Professional politician on a closed course; do not attempt: John Kerry took a tumble from his bicycle yesterday after hitting a patch of sand. That means we get to hear a week's worth of jokes about Kerry falling from a bicycle:

* He was leaning too far left and lost his balance.

* He was trying to balance two conflicting opinions and lost his balance.

* He wanted to test the reaction time for the Secret Service agents assigned to him.

* God was punishing him for his pro-choice politics.

* How can you expect a man so "unbalanced" to be president?

* What was he doing out on a bicycle, there's a presidential campaign going on?

If you happen to hear any of these things, Verbal Jazz wins a prize for picking out the obvious.

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