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July 16, 2007
Topical humor in the Middle East
UPDATE: Per Dan's critique, I made the first joke more politically correct.
Two Middle East jokes for your enjoyment . . .
A fleeing al Qaeda guerrilla, desperate for water, was plodding through the Iraqi desert when he saw something far off in the distance. Hoping to find water, he walked toward the object, only to find a little old Jewish man at a small stand selling neckties. The Arab terrorist asked, "Do you have water?"
The Jewish man replied, "I have no water. Would you like to buy a tie? They are only $5."
The Arab terrorist shouted, "Idiot Jew! Israel should not exist! I do not need an over-priced tie. I need water! I should kill you, but I must find water first."
"OK," said the old Jew, "It does not matter that you do not want to buy a tie and that you hate me. I will show you that I am bigger than that. If you continue over that hill to the east for about two miles, you will find a lovely restaurant. It has all the water you need. Shalom."
Muttering, the Arab terrorist staggered away over the hill.
Several hours later he staggered back, near collapse.
"Your brother won't let me in without a tie!"
Bada-bum.
Despite Hizbullah's continuous attempts to present last summer's conflict as a "divine victory," Shoal Rada's macabre joke demonstrates the general atmosphere in Lebanon in the aftermath of the war.
"Tell me, do you know what this means?" the Shiite from south Beirut asks a reporter from the Al-Awan news website as he makes the victory sign with his two fingers. "It means that we have only two buildings still standing."
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, I'll be here all week....
Judith | 07/16/07 at 02:08 PM | Categories: - Iraq
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<sarcasm>gee, what a great joke. jews are so much smarter and better than arabs. there's absolutely nothing bigoted about that joke at all.</sarcasm>
mobius | July 16, 2007 04:51 PM
The joke is about an Al Queda terrorist. But that's a good point. I'll cross out Arab and put terrorist instead.
How do you feel about "gentile" jokes? (as in "somebody has to pay retail....")
Judith | July 16, 2007 06:12 PM
Really, just a re-tread of an old classic. Part of the "It was a trap, there were TWO of them!" and "Ok, now where's the broad with the toothache?" canon, getting updated and reworded for different wars.
On the other hand, there was this one from, I think, the 67 war: In a confusing desert battle, an Israeli tank and an Arab tank collide. The Arab crew gets out and surrenders. The Israeli crew gets out and complains of whiplash.
Ben
Ben | July 17, 2007 12:16 PM
Here are a couple of gentile jokes"
A gentile calls his mother. "I know I promised to come over for dinner tonight," he says, "but something has come up." "That's OK," his mother replies. "Maybe next week."
A gentile comes into a clothing store, selects an item, and takes it to the salesman. "How much is this sportcoat?" he asks the salesman. "That beautiful sport coat?" the salesman responds. "It's just two hundred dollars." "I'll take it," says the gentile.
Alex Bensky | July 18, 2007 12:26 PM
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