Poor Mari

Timing is the key to comedy and politics and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Mrs. Big Lug Nuts planned poverty conference was postponed from June, because of flooding, and was rescheduled for September 16.

Now she has to deal with the fact her keynote speaker, 2007 Father of the Year Joanie Phony, had an extra marital affair.

The key point of Phony's keynote?

"I think that Jesus would be disappointed in our ignoring the plight of those around us who are suffering and our focus on our own selfish short-term needs. I think he would be appalled, actually."