Chuckle 1086

Chuckle 1086
(Jayne C of Florence OR gets today's chuckle thanks!)

~Desperate for Water~
(Plus: Today in History and Word for the Day)

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." ***


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Word of the Day for Wednesday June 28, 2006

venal \VEE-nuhl\, adjective:1. Capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration; held for sale; salable; purchasable.2. Capable of being corrupted.3. Marked by or associated with bribery and corrupt dealings.

Not everything was so venal in this operation, however. Sometimes votes were bought outright, but this was frowned on if the sums were too high.-- Kenneth R. Johnston, The Hidden Wordsworth

The news items accumulate to project an image of French politics as venal, power-mongering, and posing a crazy threat to all those values of humanity and civilization that Picasso's work had always embraced.-- Rosalind E. Krauss, The Picasso Papers

While the enemy in Vietnam was mysterious and, to some Americans, heroic, America's allies in Saigon seemed venal and corrupt, more interested in graft than in combat and unable to rally their people behind a common cause or to create an effective military force.-- Charles E. Neu, After Vietnam

Magistrates were expected to supplement their modest incomes, in theory from personal fortunes, in reality from a variety of venal practices.-- Michelle De Kretser, The Rose Grower
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