Barack Obama 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"…
Obama frowns, and then asks, “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 in Tony Blair in here, would you?”
Tony Blair walks into the room and says, “Yes, my Queen?”
The Queen smiles and says, “Answer me this, Tony, Your mother and father have a child. It is not your brother and it is not your sister, who is it?”
Without pausing for a moment, Tony Blair answers, “That would be me”.
“Yes! Very good,” says the Queen.
Obama goes back home and asks Joe Biden the same question. “Joe, 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 Biden. “Let me get back to you on that one.” He goes to his advisers and asks every one, but no one can give him an answer. Finally, he ends up in the men’s room and recognizes Colin Powell’s shoes in the next stall over.
Biden asks him, “Colin, can you answer this for me? Your mother and father have a child and it is not your brother or your sister. Who is it?”
Colin Powell says back, “That’s easy, it’s me.” Biden goes back to speak with Obama. “Say, I did some research and I have the answer to that riddle. It’s Colin Powell!”
Obama gets up, stomps over to Biden, and angrily yells into his face, “No, you idiot! It’s Tony Blair!”
“Well,” says the Queen, “the most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people"…
Obama frowns, and then asks, “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 in Tony Blair in here, would you?”
Tony Blair walks into the room and says, “Yes, my Queen?”
The Queen smiles and says, “Answer me this, Tony, Your mother and father have a child. It is not your brother and it is not your sister, who is it?”
Without pausing for a moment, Tony Blair answers, “That would be me”.
“Yes! Very good,” says the Queen.
Obama goes back home and asks Joe Biden the same question. “Joe, 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 Biden. “Let me get back to you on that one.” He goes to his advisers and asks every one, but no one can give him an answer. Finally, he ends up in the men’s room and recognizes Colin Powell’s shoes in the next stall over.
Biden asks him, “Colin, can you answer this for me? Your mother and father have a child and it is not your brother or your sister. Who is it?”
Colin Powell says back, “That’s easy, it’s me.” Biden goes back to speak with Obama. “Say, I did some research and I have the answer to that riddle. It’s Colin Powell!”
Obama gets up, stomps over to Biden, and angrily yells into his face, “No, you idiot! It’s Tony Blair!”
