[2816] in Humor
[Fwd: A Little Ethnic Humor]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael A. Behr)
Thu May 13 09:05:30 1999
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 08:59:39 -0400
From: "Michael A. Behr" <mabehr@inconcert.com>
To: humor@MIT.EDU
> >A cruise ship sinks and three men make it to an uninhabited island.
> >The first man, a Christian, tears two branches from a palm tree, creates
> >a cross, and prays to the Lord to be saved from the island.
> >The second man, a Muslim, pulls several fronds from the palm tree,
> >creates a mat, kneels facing Mecca, and prays to Allah to save him.
> >The third man falls asleep under the palm tree. The other two can't
> >understand how this man could remain so calm and serene - and ask him
> >how he could be so at ease.
> >He answers: "Two years ago I gave $1,000,000 to the Jewish Federation.
> >Last year I gave $2,000,000. This year I pledged $3,000,000. Don't
> >worry, they'll find me.
-Mike
