President Clinton and the Pope died on the
same day, and due to an administration foul up, Clinton was sent to heaven and the Pope to
hell. The Pope explained the situation to the Devil. He checked out all of the
paperwork, called the Pearly Gates admitting office, and the error was
acknowledged. The Pope was told, however, that it would take about 24 hours to fix
the problem.
The next day the Pope was called in, the
Devil said his good-bye, and he began his journey to heaven. Along the way, he met
Clinton, who was on his way down. They stopped to chat.
The Pope said, "Sorry about the
mix-up. By the time you get to hell, it's really too late to save any souls."
Clinton replied, "No
problem. I'm sure I'll be with more familiar company down below, anyway."
The Pope continued, "Well, I'm
really excited about going to heaven."
"Why's that?" Clinton
asked.
"All my life I've wanted to meet the
Virgin Mary," the Pope replied.
"Oh," said
Clinton. "I'm afraid you're a day late."
