brain reduction machine

A man went to a doctor, and said he wanted to be able to get a job atthe local Post Office, but unfortunately he was too smart.The doctor asked him his IQ, and when he gavea three-digit reply,the doctor told him that the procedure would have to involve theremoval of over half of his brain.The man insisted, and since the doctor just happened to have a brandnew laser device which could zap just the right portions of braintissue, so the operation was planned.The laser was hooked up to a computer which could monitor the man'sdeclining IQ on a nice bright LED display.  The doctor threw theswitch and the numbers began ticking off . . . 95, 94, 93 . . .Suddenly the phone rang.  It was the doctor's wife.  They gabbed fora few minutes, the doctor forgetting completely about his patient.When he hung up, he suddenly realized, and ran into the operatingroom, only to see the meter ticking down 6, 5, 4 . . .He ran to the machine and threw the on/off switch, just as the laserwas about to wipe out the last remnant of brain.  "Oh my!" exclaimedthe doctor, "What have I done?  Speak to me! Say anything!"The man looked at him and said, "I, Al Gore, announce my candidacyfor President of the United States . . ."