Name:   Jim Dandy - Subject:   The Pope and Bear Hunting Date:   11/27/2019 12:00:02 PM

The Pope went on vacation to the rugged mountains of Northern Idaho.  He was driving along when he heard a frantic commotion off at the edge of the woods. He found a helpless, long-haired, bearded, middle-aged man wearing Patagonia shorts, sandals, and an old "Vote for Hillary" T-shirt.

The man was yelling  and struggling frantically, thrashing all about trying to free himself from the grasp of a gigantic, 1,200-pound grizzly bear.

 As the Pope watched in horror, a group of cowboys all wearing "Go Trump" and America First" denim shirts came racing up on horseback. One quickly pulled out a Henry lever action rifle and fired a 44 Magnum slug right into the middle of the bear's chest.  The two other men pulled the bleeding, semiconscious man from the bear's grasp.  The rest of the men dragged the dead grizzly onto the bed of their pickup truck while the others tenderly placed the injured man in the back seat.

 As they began to leave, the Pope summoned all of them over to him. "I give you my blessing for your brave actions!" he proudly proclaimed.

"I have heard there was bitter hatred between Republican and Democrat Party supporters, but now I've seen with my own eyes that this is not really true and that America is a blessed place in which to live."

 As the Pope drove off, one cowboy asked, "Who was that guy?"

"Dude, that was the Pope," another replied.  It's believed by many that he has access to all wisdom.

"Well," the cowboy said, "He may have access to all wisdom, but he don't know nothin' about bear hunting in Idaho. By the way, is the bait still alive or do we need to go back to California and get another one?