While browsing a collection of stupid pranks (most of which aren’t at all funny) I stumbled across some really great responses to a “10 year old school kid” (who in fact was the prankster) writing in to ask all 100 US senators what their favorite joke was as part of a school project. I think it’s fantastic to see that a number of them replied, but one that really stood out was this one from Senator Jon Corzine from New Jersey. Not only did he take the time to respond with his favorite joke, it was actually a good joke and he took the opportunity to teach this young child about the state of New Jersey. Now whether or not he wrote the letter personally or one of his aids wrote it for him, it’s still great to see that there’s a culture in that office of going beyond the minimum required and taking the opportunities to do good that are presented. Disclaimer: I know nothing else about Senator Jon Corzine, I’ve never been to New Jersey (or the US for that matter) and until I read his letter I knew nothing about the state of New Jersey (which for some reason that noone seems to know, is called the Garden State). For the record, “the garden state” in Australia is Victoria. Who knows why…. They have since changed their license plates to read “Victoria – On the move” to which most Queenslanders add: “to Queensland”.