Saturday, August 26, 2006

A Nice Tie in the Desert

A fleeing Taliban, desperate for water, was plodding through the Afghanistan 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 Taliban 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 shouted, "Idiot Jew! Israel should not exist! I do not need an overpriced 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 staggered away over the hill. Several hours later he staggered back.

"Your brother won't let me in without a tie."

4 comments:

Joyce Ellen Davis said...

HA! :-D I missed you!

Jean said...

this is great...Karma works!

k said...

Miss Assassin! I missed you too! Are you back now, with all sorts of New Edification and wonderful stories and info? Was it fun?

Jean, I love Jewish humor. It tends to be chock full of that lovely *what goes around comes around,* and told in the silliest wry ways.

Marti P said...

loved it!!