[Like the best humor, this is true. --DBM]
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http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/nm/20011129/pl/people_gore_dc_1.html
Al Gore Says Now Restaurateur in Tennessee
LAGOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Former Vice President Al Gore told a
Nigerian audience on Thursday that he now runs a family restaurant in
Tennessee.
Gore narrowly lost the 2000 U.S. presidential election to Republican
George W. Bush.
``This has been a time of transition for me and it hasn't been easy,''
Gore told an audience at the Nigerian Institute of International
Affairs.
``For example, there are usually a lot of cars on the road. Now it
takes a lot longer to get around, and given that I haven't driven for
eight years, I'm not sure it's wise (to drive),'' said Gore, who was
driven in a limousine while he was vice president.
He also told the capacity audience that he had started the new family
enterprise in his home state.
``We have started a family restaurant in Tennessee and we are running
it ourselves. It is a low-cost restaurant,'' he said. ``I am also a
visiting professor or VP for short.''
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