THE POPE & THE QUEEN

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THE POPE & THE QUEEN


THE POPE & THE QUEEN

The Pope and the Queen of England are addressing a
joint Anglican/Catholic commemoration of the Anglo-Irish
accords. The crowd is huge. Her Majesty and His Holiness 
cannot help but feel a little rivalry - both being heads 
of states and churches and all.

The queen said to the Pope, "Did you know that, with
just one little wave of my hand, I can make every English 
person in the crowd go wild?"

The Pope looked doubtful, so she showed him. Sure
enough, the royal-gloved wave elicited rapture and cheering 
from every English man, woman and child in the crowd. 
Gradually, the cheering subsided.

The Pope, not wanting to be outdone by someone
wearing a worse frock and hat than he, considered 
thoughtfully and then said to the Queen, "Your
majesty, that was impressive.  But did you know
that, with one wave of MY hand, I can make every Irish 
person in the crowd go crazy with joy?  Their joy will be 
a momentary display like that of your subjects, but will go 
deep into their hearts, and they will speak forever of 
this day to their grandchildren and they to their 
descendants."

The Queen seriously doubted this, and said so, "One
little wave of your hand and all Irish people will rejoice 
forever?  Show me."

So, the Pope slapped her.


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