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Helmut Kohl and his top ministers are in an important meeting when one of the
aides comes in and whispers in Helmut's ear that he is wanted on the phone.
Kohl excuses himself, and comes back ten minutes later looking very sad and
shocked.
- What's wrong Helmut? asks one of the ministers.
- It's a bad day for my family, says he,
I've just heard that my father died this morning.
Naturally everyone is very sympathetic, but Kohl suggest they go on with the
meeting anyway.
Half an hour later Kohl has go leave for another phone call, and when he comes
back again, he manages to look even more upset than before.
- What's wrong now Helmut?
- This is trully a bad day for my family, he replies,
That was my brother on the phone, and HIS father has died too!
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Helmut Kohl was out one day in his limo when he suddenly realised he needed
to make a very important telephone call. He didn't want to use the VIP
telephone in the car because he was sure that some spys left over from the
East German Secret Police were tapping his telephone line.
He decides that the only safe way he can make his telephone call in private
was to use a public payphone.
Helmut asked his driver to stop at the next public telephone box. When the
driver stopped at the next phone, Chancellor Kohl got out of the car and
walked into the kiosk. He put his hand in his pocket but to his dismay he had
no loose change on him.
He walked out in to the street and asked the first pedestrian he saw whether
they could lend him a coin to make his telephone call. The pedestrian ignored
his request and walked off.
I know, thought Helmut. Perhaps that person didn't realise who I was.
Just as another pedestrian walks past Helmut runs up to them and says : "Do
you know who I am ? I am Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Could you please lend me a
coin as I urgently need to telephone a friend."
"Oh" says the pedestrian. "Well. Here are two coins. Now you will be able
to ring both of your friends !"
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