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8th May 2006, 14:48
>>George Bush meets with the Queen of England.
>>
>>He asks her, "Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient
>>country?
>>
>>Are there any tips you can give to me?"
>>
>>"Well," says the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround
>>yourself
>>
>>with intelligent people."
>>
>>Bush frowns. "But how do I know the people around me are really
>>intelligent?"
>>
>>
>>
>>The Queen takes a sip of tea. "Oh, that's easy. You just ask them
>>to answer
>>
>>an intelligent riddle." The Queen pushes a button on her intercom.
>>"Please
>>
>>send Tony Blair in here, would you?"
>>
>>
>>
>>Tony Blair walks into the room. "Yes, Your Majesty?"
>>
>>The Queen smiles "Answer me this, please, Tony. Your mother and
>>father have
>>
>>a child. It is not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is
>>it?"
>>
>>Without pausing for a moment, Tony Blair answers, "Well, your
>>Majesty, that would be me."
>>
>>"Yes, very good," says the Queen.
>>
>>
>>
>>Bush goes back home to ask Dick Cheney, his Vice President, the
>>same
>>
>>question. "Dick, answer this for me. Your mother and your father
>>have a
>>
>>child. It's not your brother and it's not your sister. Who is it?"
>>
>>"I'm not sure," says Cheney, "let me get back to you on that one."
>>
>>
>>
>>Cheney goes to his Advisors and asks every one, but none can give
>>him an answer.
>>
>>Finally, he ends up in the men's room and recognizes Colin Powell's
>>shoes in the next stall.
>>
>>Cheney shouts, "Colin! Can you answer this for me?
>>
>>Your mother and father have a child and it's not your brother or
>>your sister. Who is it?"
>>
>>Colin Powell yells back, "That's easy. It's me!"
>>
>>Cheney smiles, and says, "Thanks!"
>>
>>
>>
>>Then, Cheney goes back to speak with Bush. "Say George, I did some
>>research and I
>>
>>have the answer to that riddle. It's Colin Powell."
>>
>>Bush gets up, stomps over to Cheney and angrily yells into his
>>face,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"NO you idiot! It's Tony Blair!"
>>
>>He asks her, "Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient
>>country?
>>
>>Are there any tips you can give to me?"
>>
>>"Well," says the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround
>>yourself
>>
>>with intelligent people."
>>
>>Bush frowns. "But how do I know the people around me are really
>>intelligent?"
>>
>>
>>
>>The Queen takes a sip of tea. "Oh, that's easy. You just ask them
>>to answer
>>
>>an intelligent riddle." The Queen pushes a button on her intercom.
>>"Please
>>
>>send Tony Blair in here, would you?"
>>
>>
>>
>>Tony Blair walks into the room. "Yes, Your Majesty?"
>>
>>The Queen smiles "Answer me this, please, Tony. Your mother and
>>father have
>>
>>a child. It is not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is
>>it?"
>>
>>Without pausing for a moment, Tony Blair answers, "Well, your
>>Majesty, that would be me."
>>
>>"Yes, very good," says the Queen.
>>
>>
>>
>>Bush goes back home to ask Dick Cheney, his Vice President, the
>>same
>>
>>question. "Dick, answer this for me. Your mother and your father
>>have a
>>
>>child. It's not your brother and it's not your sister. Who is it?"
>>
>>"I'm not sure," says Cheney, "let me get back to you on that one."
>>
>>
>>
>>Cheney goes to his Advisors and asks every one, but none can give
>>him an answer.
>>
>>Finally, he ends up in the men's room and recognizes Colin Powell's
>>shoes in the next stall.
>>
>>Cheney shouts, "Colin! Can you answer this for me?
>>
>>Your mother and father have a child and it's not your brother or
>>your sister. Who is it?"
>>
>>Colin Powell yells back, "That's easy. It's me!"
>>
>>Cheney smiles, and says, "Thanks!"
>>
>>
>>
>>Then, Cheney goes back to speak with Bush. "Say George, I did some
>>research and I
>>
>>have the answer to that riddle. It's Colin Powell."
>>
>>Bush gets up, stomps over to Cheney and angrily yells into his
>>face,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"NO you idiot! It's Tony Blair!"