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Intelligent People
« on: Jul 26th, 2002, 12:35pm » |
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>Given that Al Gore has no job, he decided to take a sightseeing vacation
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>to Europe. While visiting England, he is invited
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>to tea with the Queen. He asks her what her leadership philosophy is.
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>She says that it is to surround herself with
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>intelligent people. He
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>asks how she knows if they're
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>intelligent. "I do so by asking them the
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>right questions,"
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>says the Queen. "Allow me to demonstrate."
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>She phones Tony Blair and says, "Mr. Prime Minister. Please answer this
>question: "Your mother has a child, and your father has a
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>child, and this child is not your brother or sister. Who is it?"
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>Tony Blair responds, "It's me, ma'am."
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>"Correct. Thank you and good-bye, sir," says the Queen.
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>She hangs up and says, "Did you get that, Mr Gore?"
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>"Yes ma'am. Thanks a lot. I'll definitely be using that!"
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>Upon returning home, he decides he'd better put some of his old friends to
>the
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>test. He calls Bill Clinton and says,
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>"Hi, Bill, I wonder if you
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>can answer a question for me."
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> "Why, of course, Al. What's on your mind?" "Uhh, your mother has
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>child, and your father has a child, and this
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>child is not your brother or your sister. Who is it?"
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>Clinton hems and haws and finally asks,
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>"Can I think about it and get back to you?" Gore agrees, and Clinton
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>hangs up.
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>Clinton immediately calls members of his old staff, and they puzzle over
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>the question for several hours, but
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>nobody can come up with an answer.
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>Finally, in desperation, Clinton calls Colin Powell at the State Department
>and explains
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>his problem. "Now look here, your mother has a
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>child, and your father has a child, and this child is not your brother or
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>your sister. Who is it?"
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>Powell answers immediately, "It's
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>me, of course, you idiot."
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>Much relieved, Clinton
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>rushes back to call Gore and exclaims, "I know
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>the answer, sir! I know who it is! It's Colin Powell!"
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>And Gore replies in disgust, "Wrong. It's Tony Blair."
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