Jonathan Ellis
moderator
Barak 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 Tony Blair in here
, would you?"
Tony Blair walks into the room. "Yes, my
Queen?"
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,
"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 Tony Blair!"
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 Tony Blair in here
, would you?"
Tony Blair walks into the room. "Yes, my
Queen?"
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,
"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 Tony Blair!"