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 sitting at a card table with neckties laid out on it.
The Taliban asked, "My thirst is killing me. Do you have water?"
The Jew replied, "I have no water. Would you like to buy a tie? They are only $150. This one goes very nicely with your robes."
The Taliban shouted, "Idiot! I do not need an overpriced tie. I need water!"
"OK," said the old Jew, "it does not matter that you do not want to buy a tie from me. I shall show you that you have not offended me. If you walk over that hill to the east for about two hours, you will find a lovely restaurant. Go! Walk that way! The restaurant has all the water you need!"
The Taliban staggered away toward the hill and eventually disappeared. Four hours later the Taliban came crawling back to where the Jew was sitting at his table.
The Jew said, "I told you, about two hours' walk over that hill. Could you not find it?"
"I found it all right," rasped the Taliban. "Your brother won't let me in without a tie."
Copyright 2003-2005 Azlan Adnan Legal Notice
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