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Monday, July 26, 2004

Top Ten Signs Your Convention Speech Is Boring
  
You begin by thanking all 4,353 delegates by name
Your only applause comes when your microphone stops working
You've got the coveted 5:30am slot
Halfway through the speech, workmen begin dismantling the podium
You tried to punch it up by asking Joe Lieberman for some of his priceless quips
Every other sentence begins with "So anyway..."
The ghost of Harry Truman is giving you the "wrap it up" signal
Networks cut away to live coverage of delegates smoking on the sidewalk
Teresa Heinz Kerry gets a standing ovation when she tells you to "shove it"
You're described as a duller Al Gore
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Your speech ends when you doze off

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You're described as "like Alan Greenspan, but without the charisma"

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President Bush calls with an offer to concede if you'll just shut up

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Chant rises from the delegates: "Four more seconds! Four more seconds!"

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It's mainly devoted to the continuity errors between "Spider-Man" and "Spider-Man 2"

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You've already been uninvited to the 2008 convention

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