Saturday, July 26, 2008

Errrr... how useful, Prime Minister


Pope Benedict XVI receives a gift of a golden palm tree from Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki during a private visit in the summer residence of Castelgandolfo,


and replies .......?

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

And replies ... "Ah ... Thank-you! I shall use it to hang my rosaries from!"

Anagnostis said...

Thank you so much! I shall wear it always...

Anonymous said...

'And does it produce golden dates?'

Anonymous said...

... an aspergilium!

Anagnostis said...

Oh, wonderful! I've got just the place for it! (thinks: old Kung could do with taking out of his soixante-huitarde comfort zone)

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