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The Riddle
Jack Layton (NDP) met with the Queen of England.
He asked her, "Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient
government? Are there any tips you can give to me in case I form the
next government
"Well," said the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround
yourself with intelligent people."
Layton frowned, and then asked, "But how do I know if the people around
me are really intelligent? "
The Queen took a sip of tea. "Oh, that's easy, you just ask them to
answer an intelligent riddle".
"The Queen pushed a button on her intercom. "Please send Tony Blair in
here, would you?"
Tony Blair walked into the room and said, "Yes, my Queen?"
The Queen smiled and said, "Answer me this please,
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 answered,
"That would be me."
"Yes! Very good," said the Queen.
Layton went back home to ask Mike Ignatieff, his Liberal Party cohort.
"Answer this for me Iggy; Your mother and your father have a child.
It is not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is it?"
"I am not sure," said Iggy. "Let me get back to you on that one.."
He went to his advisors and asked every one, but none could give him an
answer. Finally, he ended up in the men's room and recognized Steven
Harper's shoes in the next stall.
Iggy asked Harper, "Steve, can you answer this for me? Your mother and
father have a child and it is not your brother nor your sister. Who is it?"
Harper answered back, "That is easy, it is me!"
Iggy smiled, and said, "Thanks!" Then he went back to Layton and said:
"Say, I did some research and I have the answer to that riddle. It is Steven Harper"..
Layton lost his temper immediately and shouted:
"No, you idiot! It is Tony Blair"!
AND THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS WHAT COULD GO WRONG WITH OUR GOVERNMENT.
Jack Layton (NDP) met with the Queen of England.
He asked her, "Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient
government? Are there any tips you can give to me in case I form the
next government
"Well," said the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround
yourself with intelligent people."
Layton frowned, and then asked, "But how do I know if the people around
me are really intelligent? "
The Queen took a sip of tea. "Oh, that's easy, you just ask them to
answer an intelligent riddle".
"The Queen pushed a button on her intercom. "Please send Tony Blair in
here, would you?"
Tony Blair walked into the room and said, "Yes, my Queen?"
The Queen smiled and said, "Answer me this please,
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 answered,
"That would be me."
"Yes! Very good," said the Queen.
Layton went back home to ask Mike Ignatieff, his Liberal Party cohort.
"Answer this for me Iggy; Your mother and your father have a child.
It is not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is it?"
"I am not sure," said Iggy. "Let me get back to you on that one.."
He went to his advisors and asked every one, but none could give him an
answer. Finally, he ended up in the men's room and recognized Steven
Harper's shoes in the next stall.
Iggy asked Harper, "Steve, can you answer this for me? Your mother and
father have a child and it is not your brother nor your sister. Who is it?"
Harper answered back, "That is easy, it is me!"
Iggy smiled, and said, "Thanks!" Then he went back to Layton and said:
"Say, I did some research and I have the answer to that riddle. It is Steven Harper"..
Layton lost his temper immediately and shouted:
"No, you idiot! It is Tony Blair"!
AND THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS WHAT COULD GO WRONG WITH OUR GOVERNMENT.
