The Pope and Queen Elizabeth were on one of the balconies of the
queen's castle. They were bragging about their influence and power
over the people.
The queen said, "I'm going to stand up  and wave my hand. The people
are going to go nuts. They'll scream and yell like there is no
tomorrow. Then I'll sit down and get so quiet out of respect that you
could hear a pin drop."

She stood up and waved her hand. The people screamed their guts out.
The confetti flew through the air and the streets were flooded with
noise. The queen then sat down, and the people got quiet, so quiet
that the queen pulled out a small pin, dropped it on the ground and
listened to it ring loud and clear.

She looked at the Pope and smiled a "Ha, I'm the best" type of smile.

The pope, not wanting to be outdone, said to the queen, "That's
nothing. I'll stand up and do something, and all the Irish people in
the country are going to scream and yell ten times louder. They'll
scream for the next 10 weeks, and this day will be declared a national
holiday in Ireland."

"That I've got to see," the Queen replied.

Then the pope stood up and smacked the queen!