Lex Foutish
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Barack Obama meets with the Queen of
England.
He asks her, "Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient
government? Are there any tips you can give to me?"
"Well," says the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people."
Obama 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 Gordon Brown
in here, would you?"
Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, walks into the room. "Yes, my Queen?"
The Queen smiles. "Answer me this, please, Gordon. 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, Gordon Brown answers, "That would be me."
"Yes! Very good," says the Queen.
Obama goes back home to ask Joe Biden, his Vice President, the same
question.
"Joe. 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 Biden. "Let me get back to you on that
one." He 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.
Biden asks Powell, "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!"
Biden smiles, and says, "Thanks!" Then, he goes back to speak with
Obama.
"Say, I did some research and I have the answer to that riddle. It's Colin
Powell."
Obama gets up, stomps over to Biden, and angrily yells into his face,
"No, you idiot! It's Gordon Brown!"
England.
He asks her, "Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient
government? Are there any tips you can give to me?"
"Well," says the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people."
Obama 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 Gordon Brown
in here, would you?"
Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, walks into the room. "Yes, my Queen?"
The Queen smiles. "Answer me this, please, Gordon. 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, Gordon Brown answers, "That would be me."
"Yes! Very good," says the Queen.
Obama goes back home to ask Joe Biden, his Vice President, the same
question.
"Joe. 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 Biden. "Let me get back to you on that
one." He 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.
Biden asks Powell, "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!"
Biden smiles, and says, "Thanks!" Then, he goes back to speak with
Obama.
"Say, I did some research and I have the answer to that riddle. It's Colin
Powell."
Obama gets up, stomps over to Biden, and angrily yells into his face,
"No, you idiot! It's Gordon Brown!"