The Pope was cruising along the beach in the Pope-mobile when there was a frantic commotion just off-shore. A helpless man, wearing an English rugby jersey, was struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws of a 25 foot shark.
As the Pope watched in horror, a speedboat pulled up with three men wearing Welsh, Irish and Scottish rugby jerseys. One quickly fired a harpoon into the shark's side while the other two reached out and pulled the hapless English fan from the water. Then, using long clubs, the three beat the shark to death and hauled it into the boat.
Immediately the Pope shouted and summoned them to him. "I give you my blessing for your brave actions. I heard that there were some bitter hatred between the Celts and England rugby fans, but now I have seen with my own eyes that this is not true."
As the Pope drove off, the harpooner asked his buddies: "Who was that?"
"It was the Pope," one replied. "He is in direct contact with God and has access to all of God's wisdom."
"Well" the harpooner said, "he may have access to God and his wisdom, but he doesn't know anything about shark fishing. Is the bait holding up OK or do we need to get another one?"
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Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, and George W. Bush arrive at the Pearly Gates and introduce themselves.
St. Peter says, "You'll have to prove to me that's who you are."
Einstein takes a piece of paper, writes E=MC squared, and then starts writing the formulas that lead him to it.
St. Peter says, "I believe you, come on in."
Picasso takes out a pencil and paper and starts to draw.
St. Peter says, "I believe, you come on in."
George W. Bush says to St. Peter, "Who were those guys?"
St. Peter says, "Come on in, George."