A man is getting on a flight when he hears that the Pope is going to be on the flight. He takes his seat and is thankful that there's an empty seat next to him.Just before take off, the Pope enters the plane and sits next to Richard. The plane takes off and Richard looks sideways and sees the Pope reaching into his bag to take out a crossword book."Marvelous, " he thinks, "not only am I blessed with the Pope sitting next to me, but he does crosswords and so do I." He notices that the Pope is working his way through the puzzle, and that the Pope is tapping his pencil, thinking.Later, the Pope turns to Richard and says, "I usually don't talk to others on flights, but I wonder if you can help me?"Anything, your eminence. What is it?" "Do you know a four letter word for 'woman' that ends in u-n-t?"Richard feels uncomfortable. He thinks and thinks. Finally, he says, "The only word I can think of is 'Aunt'." The Pope turns to him and asks, "Do you have an eraser?" |