Air Force One arrives at Heathrow and President Bush strides to a warm and
dignified reception from the Queen.
They are driven in a 1934 Bentley to the edge of central London where they
change to a magnificent 17th century carriage hitched to six white
horses.They continue on towards Buckingham Palace , waving to the thousands
of cheering Britons; all is going well.
Suddenly, the right rear horse lets fly with the most horrendous
earth-shattering fart ever heard in the British Empire . The fart shakes the
coach. The smell is atrocious! Both passengers in the carriage must use
perfume-dipped handkerchiefs over their noses, but the two dignitaries of
state do their best to ignore the incident.
The Queen turns to President Bush saying, 'Mr. President, please accept my
regrets. I am sure you understand there are some things that even a Queen
cannot control.'
Bush, with his usual diplomatic aplomb, replied, 'Your Majesty, do not give
the matter another thought. Until you mentioned it, I thought it was one of
the horses.'