George W. Bush 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".
>Bush 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, Your Majesty?"
>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 a moment, Tony Blair answers, "That would be me".
>"Yes. Very good,"says the Queen.
>Back at the White House, Bush asks to speak with vice president, Dick
>Cheney.
>"Dick, answer this for me. Your mother and your father have a child. It is
>not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is it?"
>"I'm not sure," says the vice president. "let me get back to you on that
>one."
>Dick Cheney 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.
>Dick shouts, "Colin, answer this for me. Your mother and your father have a
>child. It is not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is it?"
>Colin Powell yells back, "That's easy. It's me".
>Dick Cheney smiles. "Thanks".
>Cheney goes back to the Oval Office to speak with Bush. "Say, I did some
>research and I have the answer to that riddle. It's Colin Powell."
>Bush gets up, stomps over to Dick Cheney, and angrily yells into his face,
>"No, you idiot, it's Tony Blair!".