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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
On 7/12/01, 5:59:49 AM, shieldsj <shieldsj@charter.net> wrote regarding
FW: George W. and the Queen:
> This is a good one!
> President Bush is representing the United States of America on a
highly
> formal, orchestrated state visit to England. Air Force One stops at a
> bright red carpet along which the president strides to join Queen
Elizabeth II
> in a beautiful, ornate 17th-century coach hitched to 6 enormous
matched white
> horses.
> The coach proceeds through the streets of London en route to
Buckingham
> Palace, the Queen and the President waving to the cheering throngs.
Then
> suddenly the right rear horse produces a thunderous, cataclysmic fart
> that reverberates through the air and rattles the doors of the coach.
> Uncomfortable, the reaction of the two powerful figures is to focus
> their attentions elsewhere and behave as if nothing extraordinary had
> happened.
> But the Queen is the first to realize that ignoring what had just
> happened is ridiculous. She explains, "Mr. President, please accept
my regrets
> I'm sure you understand that there are some things that even a Queen
cannot
> control."
> President Bush replies, "Your Majesty, please don't give the matter
> another thought. You know though, if you hadn't said something I
would have
> thought it was one of the horses."</PRE>
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