Larry Harp
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On his recent tour of the United States, the Pope took a couple of days off
his itinerary to visit the Lake Texoma Area on an
impromptu sightseeing trip. His 4X4 Pope mobile was
driving along the beautiful shoreline when there was
an
enormous commotion heard just off the headland. He
drove closer to see what it was.
Upon approaching the scene, he saw a man in the water
wearing a burnt orange Texas Longhorn's football jersey,
struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws
of a 25-foot shark. At that moment a speedboat
containing three men wearing red Oklahoma Sooner's football jerseys roared
into view from around the
point. Immediately, one of the men took aim and fired
a harpoon into the shark's ribs, immobilizing it
instantly. The other two reached out and pulled the
Texas man from the water and then, using long
clubs, beat the shark to death.
They bundled the bleeding, semi-conscious man into the
boat along with the dead shark and then prepared for a
hasty retreat when they heard frantic shouting from
the shore. It was the Pope summoning them to the
marina.
After they reached shore, the Pope praised them for
the rescue and said, "I give you my blessing for your
brave actions. I had heard that there were some
bitter hatred between the people of Texas and
Oklahoma, but now I have seen with my own eyes this is
not true. I can see that your society is a truly
enlightened example of true harmony and could serve as
a model on which other states could follow". He
blessed them all and drove off in a cloud of dust.
As he departed, the harpooner asked the others, "Who
was that?" "That," one answered, "was his Holiness the
Pope. He is in direct contact with God and has access
to all of God's wisdom."
"Well," the harpooner replied, "he don't know nothin
about shark fishing. Is the bait holdin up okay or do
we need to get another one?"
his itinerary to visit the Lake Texoma Area on an
impromptu sightseeing trip. His 4X4 Pope mobile was
driving along the beautiful shoreline when there was
an
enormous commotion heard just off the headland. He
drove closer to see what it was.
Upon approaching the scene, he saw a man in the water
wearing a burnt orange Texas Longhorn's football jersey,
struggling frantically to free himself from the jaws
of a 25-foot shark. At that moment a speedboat
containing three men wearing red Oklahoma Sooner's football jerseys roared
into view from around the
point. Immediately, one of the men took aim and fired
a harpoon into the shark's ribs, immobilizing it
instantly. The other two reached out and pulled the
Texas man from the water and then, using long
clubs, beat the shark to death.
They bundled the bleeding, semi-conscious man into the
boat along with the dead shark and then prepared for a
hasty retreat when they heard frantic shouting from
the shore. It was the Pope summoning them to the
marina.
After they reached shore, the Pope praised them for
the rescue and said, "I give you my blessing for your
brave actions. I had heard that there were some
bitter hatred between the people of Texas and
Oklahoma, but now I have seen with my own eyes this is
not true. I can see that your society is a truly
enlightened example of true harmony and could serve as
a model on which other states could follow". He
blessed them all and drove off in a cloud of dust.
As he departed, the harpooner asked the others, "Who
was that?" "That," one answered, "was his Holiness the
Pope. He is in direct contact with God and has access
to all of God's wisdom."
"Well," the harpooner replied, "he don't know nothin
about shark fishing. Is the bait holdin up okay or do
we need to get another one?"
