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05-12-2004, 09:19 AM
President Bush is representing the United States of America on a highly
formal, impeccably planned state visit to England. At Heathrow, a 300-
foot long red carpet is stretched out to Air Force One and Mr. Bush
strides to a warm but dignified handshake from Queen Elizabeth II. They
ride in a silver 1934 Bentley limousine to the edge of central London
where they board an open 17th century coach hitched to six magnificent
white matching horses.
As they ride toward Buckingham Palace, each looking sideways and waving
to the thousands of cheering Britons lining the streets; all is going
well. Suddenly the right rear horse lets fly with the most horrendous,
earth-rending, eye-smarting blast of gastronomic flatulence ever heard
in
the British Empire, including Bermuda, Tortola and the Falkland Islands.
It shakes the coach.
Uncomfortable, but under control, the two dignitaries of state do their
best to ignore the whole incident but then the Queen decides that's
ridiculous. She turns to Mr. Bush and explains, "Mr. President, please
accept my regrets....I'm sure you understand that there are some things
even a Queen cannot control."
George W. Bush, ever the gentleman, replies, "Your Majesty, please don't
give the matter another thought......you know, if you hadn't said
something I would have thought it was one of the horses."
formal, impeccably planned state visit to England. At Heathrow, a 300-
foot long red carpet is stretched out to Air Force One and Mr. Bush
strides to a warm but dignified handshake from Queen Elizabeth II. They
ride in a silver 1934 Bentley limousine to the edge of central London
where they board an open 17th century coach hitched to six magnificent
white matching horses.
As they ride toward Buckingham Palace, each looking sideways and waving
to the thousands of cheering Britons lining the streets; all is going
well. Suddenly the right rear horse lets fly with the most horrendous,
earth-rending, eye-smarting blast of gastronomic flatulence ever heard
in
the British Empire, including Bermuda, Tortola and the Falkland Islands.
It shakes the coach.
Uncomfortable, but under control, the two dignitaries of state do their
best to ignore the whole incident but then the Queen decides that's
ridiculous. She turns to Mr. Bush and explains, "Mr. President, please
accept my regrets....I'm sure you understand that there are some things
even a Queen cannot control."
George W. Bush, ever the gentleman, replies, "Your Majesty, please don't
give the matter another thought......you know, if you hadn't said
something I would have thought it was one of the horses."