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That's Our Georgie.

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OK, so now he's the kid who the other kids make fun of. Now, they don't even do it behind his back anymore, because they know that he knows he's a dimwit - so why bother sneaking around? WASHINGTON - The queen had the last laugh. Dispensing with protocol briefly at the formal dinner she hosted for President Bush, Queen Elizabeth said, "I wonder whether I should start this toast by saying, 'When I was here in 1776.' " At one point in Monday's South Lawn ceremony, Bush noted that the queen had dined with 10 U.S. presidents and had helped the United States "celebrate its bicentennial in 17 ... ." Bush caught himself and corrected the date to 1976 . This brought loud laughter from many in the invited audience of thousands. A chagrined Bush deadpanned that the queen just "gave me a look that only a mother could give a child." Well, he got the parent/child part right. 'Loud laughter' from a bunch of invited guests who are proba...