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To: Calvin Scott who wrote (12279)	11/1/1999 6:15:00 PM
From: emidio	Respond to of 62549

> > >A man was getting a haircut prior to a trip to > Rome. He mentioned the > > >trip to the barber who responded, "Rome? Why > would anyone want to go > > >there? It's crowded & dirty and full of > Italians. You're crazy to > > >go > > >to Rome. > > >So, how are you getting there?" > > > "We're taking TWA," was the reply. "We got a > great rate!" > > > "TWA?" exclaimed the barber. "That's a > terrible airline. Their > > >planes are old, their flight attendants are ugly, > and they're always > > >late. So, where are you staying in Rome?" > > > "We'll be at the downtown International > Marriott." > > > "That dump! That's the worst hotel in the > city. The rooms are > > >small, the service is surly and they're > overpriced. So, whatcha doing > > >when you > > >get > > > there?" > > > "We're going to go to see the Vatican and we > hope to see the > > >Pope." > > > "That's rich," laughed the barber. "You and a > million other people > > >trying to see him. He'll look the size of an ant. > Boy, good luck on > > >this > > >lousy > > > trip of yours. You're going to need it." > > > A month later, the man again came in for his > regular > > >haircut. The barber > > > asked him about his trip to Rome. "It was > wonderful," explained > > >the man, "not only were we on time in one of > TWA's brand new planes, but > > >it > > >was > > > overbooked and they bumped us up to first > class. The food > > >and wine were > > >wonderful, > > > and I had a beautiful 28 year old stewardess > who waited on > > >me hand and foot. > > > And the hotel-it was great! They'd just > finished a $25 > > >million remodeling > > > Job and now it's the finest hotel in the city. > They, too, were > > >overbooked, > > > So they apologized and gave us the > presidential suite at no extra > > >charge!" > > > "Well," muttered the barber, "I know you > didn't get to see > > >the pope." > > > "Actually, we were quite lucky, for as we > toured the Vatican, a > > >Swiss Guard tapped me on the shoulder and > explained that the pope likes > > >to Personally meet some of the visitors, and if > I'd be so kind as to > > >step > > >into his > > > Private room and wait the pope would > personally greet me. > > >Sure enough, five > > > Minutes later the pope walked through the door > and shook my hand! > > >I knelt > > >down > > > As he spoke a few words to me." > > > "Really?" asked the Barber. "What'd he say?" > > > He said, "Where'd you get the shitty > haircut?