something to cheer you up

**Ciqala** · 02-06-2003, 05:15 AM

THE QUEEN'S IQ TEST"
While visiting England, George Bush is invited to tea
with the Queen. He asks her what her leadership
philosophy is. She says that it is to surround herself
with intelligent people.
He asks how she knows if they're intelligent. "I do so
by asking them the right questions," says the Queen.
"Allow me to demonstrate." She phones Tony Blair and
says, "Mr. Prime Minister. Please answer this
question:
"Your mother has a child, and your father has a child,
and this child is not your brother or sister. Who is
it?" Tony Blair responds, "It's me, Your Majesty."
"Correct. Thank you and good-bye, sir," says the
Queen. She hangs up and says, "Did you get that, Mr.
Bush?" "Yes ma'am. Thanks a lot. I'll definitely be
using that!"
Upon returning to Washington, he decides he'd better
put the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee to the test. He summons Jesse Helms to the
White House and says, "Senator Helms, I wonder if you
can answer a question for me."
"Why, of course, sir. What's on your mind?" "Uhh, your
mother has a child, and your father has a child, and
this child is not your brother or your sister. Who is
it?" Helms hems and haws and finally asks, "Can I
think about it and get back to you?" Bush agrees, and
Helms leaves.
Helms immediately calls a meeting of other senior
Republican senators, and they puzzle over the question
for several hours, but nobody can come up with an
answer. Finally, in desperation, Helms calls Colin
Powell at the State Department and explains his
problem.
"Now lookee here, son, your mother has a child, and
your father has a child, and this child is not your
brother or your sister. Who is it?"
Powell answers immediately, "It's me, of course, you dumb cracker."
Much relieved, Helms rushes back to the White House
and exclaims, "I know the answer, sir! I know who it
is! It's Colin Powell!"
And Bush replies in disgust, "Wrong, it's Tony Blair