Yes, I know, I'm ridiculously late to the Cheney joke party...

...but Dick Cheney is one of those jokes that never get old.

Here are a few that caught my eye:

The Wine Commonsewer links to this funny t-shirt.

Julie Carr Smyth of The Plain Dealer gets in on the act:

Invitations out today say the Cheney event will be at the historic Spread Eagle Tavern & Inn in Hanoverton, a one-time stagecoach stop for Abraham Lincoln and home to the local justice of the peace. Its Web site says the building was no doubt the site of countless weddings. No word on whether any of them were performed shotgun.

Alkali made this hilarious comment on Hit and Run:

Overheard at the phone bank at RNC HQ:

"... No, Mr. Abramoff's skybox is no longer available, but at that contribution level we could arrange to have you shot in the face by Vice President Cheney ... no, I'm pretty sure it's not fatal ... well, I'll just put you down for the Reagan commemorative totebag then ..."

And here's one of my own:

Analogy Quiz

"Peppered" is to wounded badly enough to cause a heart attack and require intensive care as "one beer with lunch" is to ____________.

a. buzzed
b. tipsy
c. schnockered
d. blotto
e. Tom Coyne