Details emerge of Bush's visit with the Queen

[many a good man]

At Heathrow Airport in England, a 300-foot red carpet was
stretched out to Air Force One and President Bush strode to a
warm but dignified handshake from Queen Elizabeth II. They
rode in a silver 1934 Bentley to the edge of central London
where they boarded an open 17th century coach hitched to six
magnificent white horses. As they rode toward Buckingham
Palace, each looking to their side and waving to the
thousands of cheering Britons lining the streets, all was
going well. This was indeed a glorious display of pageantry
and dignity. Suddenly the scene was shattered when the right
rear horse let rip the most horrendous, earth-shattering,
eye-smarting blast of flatulence, and the coach immediately
filled with noxious fumes.

Uncomfortable, but maintaining control, the two dignitaries
did their best to ignore the whole incident, but then the
Queen decided that was a ridiculous manner with which to
handle a most embarrassing situation. She turned to Mr. Bush
and explained, "Mr. President, please accept my regrets.
I'm sure you understand that there are some things even a
Queen cannot control."

President Bush, ever the Texas gentleman, replied,
"Shucks,Queenie. Dontcha worry about it none. If you 
hadn't said nuthin' I woulda thought it was one of the
horses."

[Bozita]

1. Bless that horse!

Love to prepare a mess of beans for that wonderful equine.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

2. Bush has embarrassed himself for real several times in front of the Queen

In 1991, when the Queen was invited to the GHW Bush White House for a state dinner, Bush sat next to her wearing a pair of cowboy boots with "God Save The Queen" embroided on them. When Barbara Bush told him not to speak to the Queen lest he say something stupid, the Queen asked George if he was considered the black sheep in his family. George admitted that he was and he then asked the Queen who the black sheep was in her family.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03E0DE153DF93AA15754C0A9669C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=5

And on another occasion when Bush met the Queen again, he stated that she had last visited the United States in 1776 (instead of 1976), implying she was over 200 years old.

http://politicalhumor.about.com/b/2007/05/09/bush-says-queen-visited-america-in-1776.htm

[Captain Hilts]

3. He has DISGRACED us when he's visited the Buck House.

Remember he brought his own chef. The press called him the 'burrito baker'.

THEN his security detail trampled a rose garden her mother had planted.

Liz's earning her keep today...

[dipsydoodle]

4. The old jokes are usually the best ones

:rofl: