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Offline iddee

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A fleeing Taliban
« on: March 08, 2010, 05:59:02 pm »
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 Jewish 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."*
 
*Cursing, the Taliban staggered away over the hill.*
 
*Several hours later he staggered back, almost dead & said........"Your brother won't let me in without a tie!"*
"Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me . . . Anything can happen, child. Anything can be"

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Re: a fleeing Taliban
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2010, 06:06:56 pm »
 :-D
Someone really ought to tell them that the world of Ayn Rand?s novel was not meant to be aspirational.

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Re: a fleeing Taliban
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2010, 07:27:55 pm »
 :lau: :lau: X:X
"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

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Re: a fleeing Taliban
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2010, 09:09:27 pm »
LOL!!!!!!   :-D

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Re: a fleeing Taliban
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2010, 09:18:25 pm »
LOL  :-D




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