Three Italian nuns die and go to heaven. At the Pearly Gates, they are met by St Peter. He tells them: "Sisters, you have all led such wonderful and exemplary lives that I'm granting each if you six months to go back to earth and be anyone you want to be."

The first nun says, "I want to be Sophia Loren!" - And, with a poof she's gone.

The second says, "I want to be Madonna!" And with a poof she too, is gone.

The third says, "I want to be Sara Pippalini."

St Peter looks perplexed. "Who?" he says.

"Sara Pippalini." replies the nun.

St. Peter shakes his head and says: "I'm sorry, but that name just doesn't ring a bell."

The nun then takes a newspaper out of her habit and hands it to St. Peter He reads the paper and starts laughing.

He hands it back to her and explains: "No sister, the paper says it was the Sahara Pipeline that was laid by 1,400 men in 6 months."