The Pope and the Queen of England are on the...

The Pope and the Queen of England are on the same stage at an Anglican and
Catholic commemoration of the Anglo-Irish accords. The crowd is huge -
thousands. Her Majesty and His Holiness, can't help but have a little
rivalry, both being heads of churches and all.


The Queen says to the Pope, "Did you know that with just one little wave of
my hand I can make every English person in the crowd go wild?"


He doubts it, so she shows him. Sure enough, the royal-gloved wave elicits
rapture and cheering from every Englishman in the crowd. Gradually the
cheering subsides.


The Pope, not wanting to be outdone by someone wearing a worse frock and
hat than he, considers what he could do. So the Pope says to the Queen,
"Your Majesty, that was impressive. But did you know that with one little
wave of MY hand I can make every Irish person in the crowd go crazy with
joy? Their joy will not be a momentary display like that of your subjects,
but will go deep into their hearts, and they will speak forever of this day
and rejoice. They will recount it to their grandchildren and they to their
descendants."


The Queen seriously doubts this, and says so. "One little wave of your hand
and all Irish people will rejoice forever? Show me."


So the Pope slaps her.