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Wish they&#8217;d change the luggage tags to GHB instead of IAH.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, guess what?  I have one <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/articles\/A36742-2003Mar27.html\">named after me <\/a>now, too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your mother will be very proud of you, son.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jeb doesn&#8217;t have one, yet, does he?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t think so.  Never mentioned it.  Wouldn&#8217;t push it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ha, ha, ha.  I got me my own international airport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just one thing, Junior.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Poppy!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mine&#8217;s an <i>Intercontinental <\/i>airport.  Just remember that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>*click*<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Damn.  Somebody get me General Franks &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Hey, Poppy.&#8221; &#8220;Well, hello, Junior.&#8221; &#8220;Poppy, I&#8217;ve asked you not to call me that.&#8221; &#8220;Sorry. Carried away. 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