Originally Posted By DVC_dad Subject: The Pope & The President > > > > The Pope is visiting Washington, D.C., and President Bush > > takes him out for an afternoon on the Potomac, cruising on > > the Presidential yacht, the Sequoia. They're admiring the > > sights when, all of a sudden, the Pope's hat (zucchetto) > > blows off his head and out into the water. > > > > Secret Service guys start to launch a boat, but President > > Bush waves them off, saying, "Wait, wait. I'll take care of > > this. Don't worry." > > > > Bush then steps off the yacht onto the surface of the water > > and walks out to the Holy Father's little hat, bends over, > > picks it up, and then walks back to the yacht and climbs > > aboard. He hands the hat to the Pope amid stunned silence. > > > > The next morning, the headlines in the New York Times, > > Boston Globe, Atlanta Constitution, Washington Post, Boston > > Herald, Buffalo News, Houston Chronicle, Milwaukee > > Sentinel-Journal, Minneapolis Tribune, Denver Post, > > Albuquerque Journal, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco > > Chronicle and The Fayetteville Observer all proclaim: > > > > "Bush Can't Swim!"
