A biker was riding by the zoo when he saw a little girl leaning into the lion’s cage. Suddenly, the lion grabbed her by the cuff of her jacket and tried to pull her inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of her screaming parents.
The biker jumped off his bike, ran to the cage and hit the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. Whimpering from the pain, the lion jumped back and let go of the girl. The biker then took her to her terrified parents, who thanked him endlessly.
A reporter saw the whole scene, and addressing the biker, said, “Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I’ve ever seen a man do in my whole life.”
“Why, it was nothing,” said the biker, “really. The lion was behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt right.”
“I noticed a patch on your jacket,” said the journalist.
“Yeah, I ride with an Israeli motorcycle club,” the biker replied.
“Well, I'll make sure this won't go unnoticed. I'm a journalist with The New York Times, you know, and tomorrow's papers will have this on the front page.”
The following morning the biker bought the paper to see if it indeed brought out the news of his actions. On the front page was the headline:
“ISRAELI GANG MEMBER ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH”
(Just another little sample of that typical dry,self-deprecating Israeli humor..todah rabah to Jack D. in Ashdod!)
you wrote;
ReplyDelete[...]"ISRAELI GANG MEMBER ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH.'
"Just another little sample of that typical dry,self-deprecating Israeli humor.. todah rabah to Jack D. in Ashdod!)"
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Well, in such a case, equally warm todah rabah to ... the Right Wing, the Christian Fundamentalists, Republicans and white supremacists (?) for showing "that typical dry, self-deprecating Israeli humor...":
[found on Google:]
- "Right Wing Motorcycle Gangster Assaults African Immigrant and Steals His Lunch." ...
- "Right Wing Christian Fundamentalist Assaults African Immigrant and Steals His Lunch"
- "REPUBLICAN BIKER GANG MEMBER ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH ..."
- “WHITE ASSAULTS AFRICAN AMERICAN AND STEALS HIS LUNCH. “
Piotr
BTW. It is not exactly "self-deprecation” if one applauds his own (an Israeli saving a child from certain death) and deprecates others (the NYT).
Three things Piotr:
ReplyDeleteOne, I 'm not Israeli.
Two, I don't consider the reference to the New York Times to be deprecaton in view of their Middle East coverage and
Three, Walmarts' is having a sale -you canbuy a sense of humor there for$19.95, $29.95 with the irony option included.
Jump on it before the sale's over.