On his way to a foreign tour, the Pope boards the plane and takes his seat in first class, next to a young lady. The gal, who happens to be Catholic, is all a-tremble that His Holy Eminence is sitting right next to her. She watches as the Pope pulls out a crossword puzzle book and resumes a half-done puzzle.
Struggling to find something to say, she says, "Hello, your Holiness. I see you're a crossword fan as well." "Hello, my dear, yes, I am," he replies. "Are you?"
"I am," she replies, and they chat for a couple of minutes before he goes back to his puzzle.
A few minutes later he looks up. "Tell me, my dear, a four-letter word for the clue, 'a woman you might know', last three letters are u-n-t. Can you help?"
The young lady, thinks about it, and is quickly mortified -- the only word she can think of is horribly obscene, but what else could it be? Then suddenly the right answer comes to her, and she blurts out "'Aunt'! The answer is 'aunt'!"
"Oh, yes, of course," replies the Pope. "Do you have an eraser?"
Struggling to find something to say, she says, "Hello, your Holiness. I see you're a crossword fan as well." "Hello, my dear, yes, I am," he replies. "Are you?"
"I am," she replies, and they chat for a couple of minutes before he goes back to his puzzle.
A few minutes later he looks up. "Tell me, my dear, a four-letter word for the clue, 'a woman you might know', last three letters are u-n-t. Can you help?"
The young lady, thinks about it, and is quickly mortified -- the only word she can think of is horribly obscene, but what else could it be? Then suddenly the right answer comes to her, and she blurts out "'Aunt'! The answer is 'aunt'!"
"Oh, yes, of course," replies the Pope. "Do you have an eraser?"