A
> fleeing Taliban, desperate for
> water, was plodding through the Afghan
>
> desert when he saw something
> far off in the distance. Hoping to find water,
>
> he hurried toward
> the oasis, only to find a little old Jewish man at a
>
> small stand,
> selling ties.
>
> 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 Taliban shouted,
> 'Idiot! I do not need an over-priced tie. I need
>
> water! I should
> kill you, but I must find water first!
>
> 'OK,' said the old Jewish
> man, '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 ice cold
> water you
> need. Shalom.'
>
>
>
> Muttering, the Taliban staggered away over
> the hill. Several hours later he
>
> staggered back, almost
> dead.
>
>
>
> 'Your "blankety blank" brother won't let me in without
> a
> tie!'
> fleeing Taliban, desperate for
> water, was plodding through the Afghan
>
> desert when he saw something
> far off in the distance. Hoping to find water,
>
> he hurried toward
> the oasis, only to find a little old Jewish man at a
>
> small stand,
> selling ties.
>
> 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 Taliban shouted,
> 'Idiot! I do not need an over-priced tie. I need
>
> water! I should
> kill you, but I must find water first!
>
> 'OK,' said the old Jewish
> man, '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 ice cold
> water you
> need. Shalom.'
>
>
>
> Muttering, the Taliban staggered away over
> the hill. Several hours later he
>
> staggered back, almost
> dead.
>
>
>
> 'Your "blankety blank" brother won't let me in without
> a
> tie!'
