Posted on 08/26/2004 7:44:36 PM PDT by OldBlondBabe
This is something to think about when negative people are doing their best to rain on your parade. So remember this story the next time someone who knows nothing and cares less tries to make your life miserable.
A woman was at her hairdresser's getting her hair styled for a trip to Rome with her boyfriend. She mentioned the trip to the hairdresser, who responded, "Rome? Why would anyone want to go there? It's crowded and dirty and full of Italians. You're crazy to go to Rome. So, how are you getting there?"
"We're taking Continental," was the reply. "We got a great rate!
"Continental?" exclaimed the hairdresser. "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 this exclusive little place over on Rome's Tiber River called Teste."
"Don't go any further. I know that place. Everybody thinks its gonna be something special and exclusive, but it's really a dump, 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 hairdresser. "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 woman again came in for a hairdo. The hairdresser asked her about her trip to Rome. "It was wonderful," explained the woman, "not only were we on time in one of Continental'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 handsome 28-year-old steward who waited on me hand and foot. And the hotel was great! They'd just finished a $5 million remodeling job and now it's a jewel, the finest hotel i in the city. They, too, were overbooked, so they apologized and gave us their owner's suite at no extra charge!"
"Well," muttered the hairdresser, "that's all well and good, but I know you didn't get to see the Pope."
"Actually, we were quite lucky, because as we toured the Vatican, a Swiss Guard tapped me on the shoulder, and explained that the Pope likes to 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 and he spoke a few words to me."
"Oh, really! What'd he say?"
He said, "Where'd you get the shitty hairdo?"
Bishop Fulton Sheen used to tell this story, though he cleaned up the last line of it.
I've read this before, but had forgotten the punchline.
Thanks for the laugh.
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I'd heard this before, too, but great to hear it again! Thanks for the laugh!
I have another one - so, this man dies and goes to heaven. He greets St. Peter, and they take a tour. They see all the marvelous sites, and the newly arrived man is duly impressed. They end up going to lunch, cafeteria style, and there is every food you can imagine being offered. They're going through the line, filling their trays, when all of a sudden this man in a white coat comes rushing in, yelling that he's in a hurry, pushing everybody out of the way to fill his tray with food, and he rushes out the door. The man with St. Peter turns to him and asks, "Who was that?" St. Peter replies, "Oh, that was God. He thinks he's a doctor!"
Forwarding this to my sister, who is a registered nurse.
Isn't it hilarious? I am a medical transcriptionist, and I laffed my head off at this one!
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