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10-28-10, 06:57 PM
The Queen's Riddle
Barack Obama met with the Queen of England. He asked her, "Your
Majesty, how do you run such an
efficient government? Are there any tips you can give to me?"
"Well," said the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround
yourself with intelligent people."
Obama frowned, and then asked, "But how do I know the people around me
are really intelligent?"
The Queen took a sip of tea. "Oh, that's easy; you just ask them to
answer an intelligent riddle." The Queen pushed a button on her
intercom. "Please send Tony Blair in here, would you?"
Tony Blair walked into the room and said, "Yes, my Queen?"
The Queen smiled and said, "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 answered, "That would be me."
"Yes! Very good," said the Queen.
Obama went back home to ask Joe Biden, his vice presidential choice
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," said Biden. "Let me get back to you on that one..." He
went to his advisors and asked every one, but none could give him an
answer. Finally, he ended up in the men's room and recognized Colin
Powell's shoes in the next stall.
Biden asked 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 yelled back, "That's easy, it's me!"
Biden smiled, and said, "Thanks!" Then, he went back to speak with
Obama. "Say, I did some research and I have the answer to that
riddle. It's Colin Powell!"
Obama got up, stomped over to Biden, and angrily yelled into his face,
"No! you idiot! It's Tony Blair!"
Barack Obama met with the Queen of England. He asked her, "Your
Majesty, how do you run such an
efficient government? Are there any tips you can give to me?"
"Well," said the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround
yourself with intelligent people."
Obama frowned, and then asked, "But how do I know the people around me
are really intelligent?"
The Queen took a sip of tea. "Oh, that's easy; you just ask them to
answer an intelligent riddle." The Queen pushed a button on her
intercom. "Please send Tony Blair in here, would you?"
Tony Blair walked into the room and said, "Yes, my Queen?"
The Queen smiled and said, "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 answered, "That would be me."
"Yes! Very good," said the Queen.
Obama went back home to ask Joe Biden, his vice presidential choice
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," said Biden. "Let me get back to you on that one..." He
went to his advisors and asked every one, but none could give him an
answer. Finally, he ended up in the men's room and recognized Colin
Powell's shoes in the next stall.
Biden asked 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 yelled back, "That's easy, it's me!"
Biden smiled, and said, "Thanks!" Then, he went back to speak with
Obama. "Say, I did some research and I have the answer to that
riddle. It's Colin Powell!"
Obama got up, stomped over to Biden, and angrily yelled into his face,
"No! you idiot! It's Tony Blair!"