posted on September 25, 2002 02:59:11 PM new
The Pope Visits Michigan
>
> On a tour of Michigan, the Pope took a couple of days off his
itinerary
> to visit Lake Erie on an impromptu sightseeing trip. His 4X4
Popemobile
> was driving along the beautiful shoreline when there was an enormous
> commotion heard just off the headland. They rushed to see what it was
and
> upon approaching the scene, the Pope noticed in the water a hapless
man
> wearing a Ohio State football jersey, struggling frantically to free
> himself
> from the jaws of a 12 foot sturgeon. At that moment a speedboat
containing
> three men wearing Michigan football jerseys roared into view from
around
> the point. Spontaneously, one of the men took aim and fired a harpoon
> into the sturgeon' ribs, immobilizing it instantly. The other two
reached
> out and pulled the Ohio State man from the water and then, using long
> clubs,
> beat the fish to death. They bundled the bleeding, semi-conscious man
into
> the boat along with the dead sturgeon and then prepared for a hasty
> retreat
> when they heard frantic shouting from the shore. It was the Pope and
he
> summoned them to the beach.
>
> After they reached shore, the Pope went into raptures about the
> rescue and said, "I give you my blessing for your brave actions. I
had
> heard that there were some bitter hatred between the people of Ohio
and
> Michigan, but now I have seen with my own eyes this is not true. I
can see
> that your
> society is a truly enlightened example of true harmony and could
serve as
> a
> model on which other states could follow". He blessed them all and
drove
> off in
> a cloud of dust.
>
> As he departed, the harpooner asked the others, "Who was that?"
"That,"
> one answered, "was his Holiness the Pope. He is in direct contact
with God
> and has access to all of God's wisdom. "Well," the harpooner replied,
"he
> knows nothing about Sturgeon fishing. --- Is the bait holding up or
do we
> need to get another one?"
posted on September 25, 2002 03:12:38 PM new
They should have told him about the one that got away. You have the right to an informed opinion -Harlan Ellison
