President and the Queen]

Subject: Fwd: President and the Queen]

President Bush is representing the United States of America on a highly formal, orchestrated state visit to England.
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Air Force One stops at a bright red carpet along which the President strides to join Queen Elizabeth II in a beautiful, ornate 17th-century coach hitched to 6 enormous matched white horses.
The coach proceeds through the streets of London en route to Buckingham
Palace, the Queen and the President waving to the cheering throngs.
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When suddenly the right rear horse produces a thunderous, cataclysmic
> >> > > fart that reverberates through the air and rattles the doors of the coach.
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> >> > > Uncomfortable, the reaction of the two powerful figures is to focus
> >> > > their attentions elsewhere and behave as if nothing extraordinary had
> >> > > happened.
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> >> > > But, the Queen is the first to realize that ignoring what had just
> >> > happened
> >> > > is ridiculous. She explains, "Mr. President, please accept my
> >> > regrets - - -
> >> > > I'm sure you understand that there are some things that even a Queen
> >> > > cannot control."
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> >> > > President Bush replies, "Your 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."