beermantm
11-23-2004, 11:51 PM
A fleeing member of the 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 Arab said, "My thirst is killing me. Please, do you have water?"
The Jew replied, "I have no water. Would you like to buy a tie? They are
only $150.00. This one goes very nicely with your robes."
The Arab shouted, "Idiot! I do not need your overpriced tie. I need
water!"
"OK," said the old Jew, "it does not matter that you do not want to buy
a tie. I will show you that you have not offended me. If you walk over
that hill to the east for about four miles, you will find a lovely
restaurant. Go! Walk that way! The restaurant has all the water you
need!"
The Arab staggered away toward the hill and disappeared. Eight hours
later the Arab came crawling back to the Jewish man's table.
The Jew said, "I told you, the restaurant with the water is about four
miles over that hill. Could you not find it?"
"I found it," rasped the Arab. "But your brother wouldn't let me in
without a tie."
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 Arab said, "My thirst is killing me. Please, do you have water?"
The Jew replied, "I have no water. Would you like to buy a tie? They are
only $150.00. This one goes very nicely with your robes."
The Arab shouted, "Idiot! I do not need your overpriced tie. I need
water!"
"OK," said the old Jew, "it does not matter that you do not want to buy
a tie. I will show you that you have not offended me. If you walk over
that hill to the east for about four miles, you will find a lovely
restaurant. Go! Walk that way! The restaurant has all the water you
need!"
The Arab staggered away toward the hill and disappeared. Eight hours
later the Arab came crawling back to the Jewish man's table.
The Jew said, "I told you, the restaurant with the water is about four
miles over that hill. Could you not find it?"
"I found it," rasped the Arab. "But your brother wouldn't let me in
without a tie."