Dan
Rather, Jesse Jackson, Cokie Roberts from National Public Radio
and an Israeli soldier were hiking through the jungle one day when
they were captured by cannibals. They were tied up, led to the village
and brought before the chief.
The chief said, "I am familiar with your western custom of granting
the condemned a last wish. Before we kill and eat you, do you have any
last requests?"
Dan Rather said, "Well, I'm a Texan; so I'd like one last bowlful of
hot, spicy chili." The chief nodded to an underling, who left and
returned with the chili. Rather ate it all and said, "Now I can die
content."
Jesse Jackson said, "You know, the thing in this life I am proudest of
is my work on behalf of the poor and oppressed. So before I go, I want
to sing "We Shall Overcome" one last time." The chief said, "Go
right
ahead, we're listening." Jackson sang the song, and then said, "Now
I can die in
peace."
Cokie Roberts said, "I'm a reporter to the end. I want to take out my
tape recorder and describe the scene here and what's about to happen.
Maybe someday someone will hear it and know that I was on the job til
the end." The chief directed an aide to hand over the tape recorder,
and Roberts dictated some comments. She then said, "Now I can die
happy."
The chief said, "And, Mr. Israeli soldier, what is your final wish?"
"Kick me in the ass." said the Israeli.
"What?" said the chief. "Will you mock us in your last hour?"
"No, I'm not kidding. I want you to kick me in the ass." insisted the
Israeli. So the chief untied the soldier, shoved him into the open, and
kicked him in the ass. The Israeli went sprawling, but rolled to his knees,
pulled a 9mm pistol from his waistband, and shot the chief dead. In the
resulting confusion, he leapt to his knapsack, pulled out his uzi, and sprayed
the cannibals with gunfire. In a flash, the cannibals were all dead or fleeing
for their lives.
As the Israeli was untying the others, they each asked him, "Why
didn't you just shoot them? Why did you ask them to kick you in the
ass?"
"What!?" said the Israeli, "And
have you bastards call ME the
aggressor?!?
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