‘Before beginning my talk I want to tell you something about Moses. When he struck the rock and it brought forth water, he thought, ‘What a good opportunity to have a bath!’
He removed his clothes, put them aside on the rock and entered the water.
When he got out and wanted to dress, his clothes had vanished.
An Israeli had stolen them.’
The Israeli representative jumped up furiously and shouted, ‘What are you talking about? The Israelis weren’t there then.’
The Palestinian representative smiled and said:
‘And now that we have made that clear, I will begin my speech.’
(Thanks to my Lebanese friend Alia Abboud for this joke.)
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Comment: It seems that certain jokes have an international career. The first time I have herd this joke was about Atilla the Han, whose clothes have been stolen in Transylvania by some ‘nonexistent’ Romanian.
Asta-mi aduce aminte de un banc din Tirgu Mures.
Atilla se cearta cu Mircea.
Aredealu-i a nost zice Atilla.
Nu-i adevarat -zice Mircea- ca romanii au fost primii in Ardeal.
Nu-i adevarat -zice- Atilla- spus la mine bunicu ca cind or venit ungurii cu calurile n-au avut unde sa-i puna si au dormit sub pom pt ca nu fost nimic in Ardeal. Iar dimineata -zice Atilla- cineva furat la unguri calurile”.
By: Doru Radu on 24 February 2010
at 11:31 pm
it seems thieves were stolen from by other thieves. that’s justice, isn’t it?
By: pasareaphoenixremixed on 25 February 2010
at 12:05 pm