From: IN%"lagache who-is-at violet.berkeley.edu" "Edouard Lagache" 22-MAY-1996 12:46
To: IN%"ENANGEL who-is-at cityu.edu.hk" "Angel M.Y. Lin"
CC:
Subj: A bit of humor: The Pope as chauffeur.
Hi Angel,
One of my students from CSU-Hayward sends me gems of humor from the
internet. I thought you might find this one rather amusing. . . . .
Your brother, Edouard
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The Pope takes a visit to NYC, and after all the hoopla he wants to spend
some
time on his own just seeing the sights---without his entourage. So he
rents a
limo, and the driver shows him some sights. Finally, the Pope says to the
driver, " Listen, my son, I have such a structured life, and I have little
time
to relax. Driving has always relaxed me. Do you suppose you could find it
in
your heart to let me drive? In the meantime, you can sit back here and
relax
yourself." I mean, what is the driver going to say? It's the Pope for
Christ
sake. The driver agrees and the Pope takes the wheel. For a few moments
the
driver sits in the back and enjoys the ride. As a driver he so rarely
gets the
privilage of being driven. Then he notices the Pope is an excellent
driver.
He's making great time whizzing through the city streets, making all the
lights.
He's a really great driver. Just then lights start flashing from behind.
It's
the police. Obviously, the Pope has been exceeding the speed limit. The
Pope
pulls the limo to the side of the road and the officer approaches. The
officer
looks in the car and sees the Pope at the wheel.
The policeman says to the Pope, "Umm, just a minute your eminence. Wait
here,
please." The officer runs back to his patrol car and picks up the radio.
He
says
to the dispatcher, nervously, "I've got a bit of a problem here. I just
pulled
over someone really important and I don't know what to do."
The dispatcher responds, "Did you pull over the Mayor?" Cop, "No bigger."
Dispatcher: "The Governor?"
Cop, getting more nervous: "Bigger. Much, much bigger."
Dispatcher, "Oh no. Don't tell me you pulled over the President?" Cop:
"No not
the President. More important."
Dispatcher: "Well who the hell then?"
The cop responds almost in a panic, "OK, OK ..I don't know who it is. But
this
guy must be really big!! The Pope is his driver!!!"
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