Gov. Rounds' "Top 10 Changes I'll Face As A Former Governor"

By David Montgomery
Published/Last Modified on Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 - 10:13:45 pm CST

Thursday night saw the Ramkota in Pierre packed for the awards gala of the 2010 Governor's Conference on Tourism.

Entetainment was provided by the Porcupine Singers and the Dakota Chamber Orchestra of the South Dakota Symphony.

But Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard and Gov. Mike Rounds also took turns trying to crack up the crowd with their comedy stylings.

Some of the jokes weren't as good as others — Daugaard recycled at least one joke, about his wife being the "powerful influence that controls me," from last year's dinner.

But Rounds did give a funny and apropos Letterman-style "Top 10 List" — the "Top 10 Changes I'll Face As A Former Governor."

And I was there to write them down.

Rounds' list:

10. "I'll have to start remembering jokes because I won't have writers doing lame Letterman ripoffs for me any more." (Rounds then threw away a cue card to a "Late Show"-style shattering glass sound effect.)

9. "I'll have to control my temper when all the new VIPs cut in front of me at the Buffalo Roundup."

8. "I'll have to add 'mortgage payment' back to our household budget." (The screen displayed an image of the governor's residence.)

7. "I won't be able to use 'But I'm the governor!' any more to get out of those mundane household chores."

6. "I'll have to get used to entering rooms without having the 'Great Faces, Great Places' song blasting over loudspeakers."

5. "I'll really miss having the biggest lawn in town and never having to mow it."

4. "I'm sure I'll be forced to resign my position as 'executive candy inspector' at the Governor's Easter Egg Hunt."

3. "I won't be able to close down the Interstate during blizzards and go snowmobiling down I-90 with my buddies any more."

2. "My backstage access to the legends of rock-and-roll will probably be severely limited." (The screen showed the picture of Rounds with the musical group Kiss.)

1. "If I invite some friends to hunt I won't have to hide the guest list from the Argus Leader any more."

All told, not too shabby.

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hydraulic hose wrote on Mar 10, 2010 7:37 AM:

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