Darth Xed
02-05-2003, 11:01 AM
> On a tour of Florida, the Pope took a couple of days off his itinerary
> to visit the coastline on an impromptu sightseeing trip. His 4X4
> Popemobile was driving along the beautiful shoreline in an area where
> Canadian tourists typically inhabit when there was an enormous
> commotion heard
just
> off the headland. He drove closer to see what it was. Upon
> approaching the scene, he saw a man in the water wearing a Montreal
> Canadiens hockey jersey, struggling frantically to free himself from
> the jaws of a 25-foot shark. At that moment, a speedboat containing
> three men wearing Toronto Maple Leafs jerseys, roared into view from
> around the point.
Immediately,
> one of the men took aim and fired a harpoon into the shark's ribs,
> immobilizing it instantly. The other two reached out and pulled the
> Montreal fan from the water and then, using long clubs, beat the shark
> to death. They then bundled the bleeding, semi-conscious man into the
> boat along with the dead shark and prepared for a hasty retreat when
> they
heard
> frantic shouting from the shore.
>
>
> It was the Pope summoning them to the beach. After they reached
> shore, the Pope praised them for the rescue and said, "I give you my
> blessing
for
> your brave actions. I had heard that there was bitter hatred in your
> country between the fans of the Leafs and the Canadiens, 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
> companionship and could serve as a model on which other countries,
> like this one, could follow".
>
>
> to visit the coastline on an impromptu sightseeing trip. His 4X4
> Popemobile was driving along the beautiful shoreline in an area where
> Canadian tourists typically inhabit when there was an enormous
> commotion heard
just
> off the headland. He drove closer to see what it was. Upon
> approaching the scene, he saw a man in the water wearing a Montreal
> Canadiens hockey jersey, struggling frantically to free himself from
> the jaws of a 25-foot shark. At that moment, a speedboat containing
> three men wearing Toronto Maple Leafs jerseys, roared into view from
> around the point.
Immediately,
> one of the men took aim and fired a harpoon into the shark's ribs,
> immobilizing it instantly. The other two reached out and pulled the
> Montreal fan from the water and then, using long clubs, beat the shark
> to death. They then bundled the bleeding, semi-conscious man into the
> boat along with the dead shark and prepared for a hasty retreat when
> they
heard
> frantic shouting from the shore.
>
>
> It was the Pope summoning them to the beach. After they reached
> shore, the Pope praised them for the rescue and said, "I give you my
> blessing
for
> your brave actions. I had heard that there was bitter hatred in your
> country between the fans of the Leafs and the Canadiens, 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
> companionship and could serve as a model on which other countries,
> like this one, could follow".
>
>