ElGato54
October 11th, 2001, 04:38 PM
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. But 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 that even a Queen cannot control".
George W. Bush, ever the gentleman, replies, "You 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."
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. But 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 that even a Queen cannot control".
George W. Bush, ever the gentleman, replies, "You 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."