Tasty stuff indeed from L&H, Marian and Karl, Eman.
If not icing on the cake, let me try to put some sauce on
their culinary creations:
TALIBAN TRIBULATIONS
A fleeing Taliban, desperate for water, is plodding through
the Afghan desert when he spies something far off in the
distance. Hoping to find water, he hurries toward the oasis
only to find a British soldier selling regimental ties.
He enquires: 'Do you have water?'
The soldier replies: 'There is no water; the well is dry.
But would you like to buy a tie instead, they're only £10.'
In exasperation the Taliban shouts: 'You idiot infidel! I do not
need an over-priced tie; I need water! I should kill you, but
I must find water first.'
'Okay,' replies the soldier tolerantly, 'it does not matter to me
that you do not want to buy a tie and that you hate me.
I will show you that I am a much better human being than you
are. If you continue over that hill to the east about three kilometres
you will find our Sergeants' Mess. It has all the ice-cold water you need.'
'Inshallah!'
Cursing his luck and the eccentric British soldier selling ties in the middle
of the desert, whatever next, the Taliban drags himself away over the hill.
Several hours later he staggers back and is greeted by the tie seller:
'Didn't you find the Sergeants' Mess?'
The distraught, dehydrated Taliban splutters:
'They wouldn't let me in without an effing tie!'
