1) Course he does....he knows EVERYTHING..
He sets the agenda, details are left to his minions.
2) Dunno, are you concerning yourself with the next gopher you ****?
Oh, Californians have a reputation for ******* gophers, do we?
I heard a tale of a Californian moving to New Zealand once.
He was looking to buy a farm and found a nice one, with a willing seller. The Kiwi tells the American, "I'll sell at the offered price on two conditions."
The Californian says "okay, what are they?" The Kiwi replies; "see that tree to the west, you can never cut it down." The American stutters, " but that is the prime plowing land, why not?" The Kiwi replies; "I proposed to my wife under it and our initials are carved in the trunk." the American replies; "that's reasonable, I agree. But what is the other condition?" The Kiwi points to a tree in the east field and declares; "You'll naught cut down that one either." Again the American asks,, "Why not?" The Kiwi answers; "Under that tree I made love for the first time." The Californian demands; "Well tell me about it!" The Kiwi says; "Not much to tell, it was just me, her and her mother." "HER MOTHER???" exclaims the Californian; "What did she do, what did she say?" The Kiwi calmly replies; "She just stood there, and said BAH, BAHHH, BAHHHH."