Fri 30 May 2008
190.
The weekly poker group was in the midst of an exceptionally exciting hand when one of the group
fell dead of a heart attack. He was laid on a couch in the room, and one of the three remaining
members asked,
â€ÂWhat shall we do now?â€Â
â€ÂI SUGGEST,†said Mulla Nasrudin, the most new member of the group, â€ÂTHAT OUT OF RESPECT
FOR OUR DEAR DEPARTED FRIEND, WE FINISH THIS HAND STANDING UP.â€Â
191.
â€ÂWith all of the evidence to the contrary,†the district attorney said to the defendant, â€Âdo you still
maintain Nasrudin, that your wife died of a broken heart?â€Â
â€ÂI CERTAINLY DO,†said Mulla Nasrudin. â€ÂIF SHE HAD NOT BROKEN MY HEART, I WOULDN’T
HAVE SHOT HER.â€Â
192.
Mulla Nasrudin and his partner closed the business early one Friday afternoon and went off together
for a long weekend in the country. Seated playing canasta under the shade of trees, the partner
looked up with a start and said. â€ÂGood Lord, Mulla, we forgot to lock the safe.â€Â
â€ÂSO WHAT,†replied Nasrudin. â€ÂTHERE’S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. WE ARE BOTH HERE.â€Â
193.
Mulla Nasrudin was tired, weary, bored. He called for his limousine, got in and said to the chauffeur:
â€ÂJAMES, DRIVE FULL SPEED OVER THE CLIFF. I HAVE DECIDED TO COMMIT SUICIDE.â€Â
194.
Mulla Nasrudin was stopped one day by a collector of charity and urged to â€Âgive till it hurts.†Nasrudin
shook his head and said, â€ÂWHY THE VERY IDEA HURTS.â€Â
195.
The young doctor stood gravely at the bedside, looking down at the sick Mulla Nasrudin, and said to
him: â€ÂI am sorry to tell you, but you have scarlet fever. This is an extremely contagious disease.â€Â
Mulla Nasrudin turned to his wife and said, â€ÂMy dear, if any of my creditors call, tell them I AM AT
LAST IN A POSITION TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING.â€Â
196.
Mulla Nasrudin was scheduled to die in a gas chamber. On the morning of the day of his execution
he was asked by the warden if there was anything special he would like for breakfast.
â€ÂYES,†said Nasrudin, â€ÂMUSHROOMS. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFRAID TO EAT THEM FOR FEAR
OF BEING POISONED.â€Â
197.
The new politician was chatting with old Mulla Nasrudin, who asked him how he was doing.
â€ÂNot so good,†said the new man. â€ÂEvery place I go, I get insulted.â€Â
â€ÂTHAT’S FUNNY,†said the Mulla. â€ÂI HAVE BEEN IN POLITICS FOR MORE THAN SIXTY YEARS
MYSELF AND I HAVE HAD MY PROPAGANDA LITERATURE PITCHED OUT THE DOOR, BEEN
THROWN OUT MYSELF, KICKED DOWN STAIRS; AND WAS EVEN PUNCHED IN THE NOSE
ONCE BUT, I WAS NEVER INSULTED.â€Â
198.
The old man was ninety years old and his son, Mulla Nasrudin, who himself was now seventy years
old, was trying to get him placed in a nursing home. The place was crowded and Nasrudin was
having difficulty.
â€ÂPlease,†he said to the doctor. â€ÂYou must take him in.
He is getting feeble minded. Why, all day long he sits in the bathtub, playing with a rubber Donald
Duck!â€Â
â€ÂWell,†said the psychiatrist, â€Âhe may be a bit senile but he is not doing any harm, is he?â€Â
â€ÂBUT,†said Mulla Nasrudin in tears, â€ÂIT’S MY DONALD DUCK.â€Â
199.
It was the day of the hanging, and as Mulla Nasrudin was led to the foot of the steps of the scaffold.
he suddenly stopped and refused to walk another step.
â€ÂLet’s go,†the guard said impatiently. â€ÂWhat’s the matter?â€Â
â€ÂSOMEHOW,†said Nasrudin, â€ÂTHOSE STEPS LOOK MIGHTY RICKETY – THEY JUST DON’T
LOOK SAFE ENOUGH TO WALK UP.â€Â
200.
In earlier days in America it was not unusual for politicians to take advantage of a public hanging to
address the crowd of spectators. When Mulla Nasrudin, the condemned, was told a politician was
going to speak on the grim occasion. â€ÂHAVE ME FIRST, PLEASE,†screamed Mulla Nasrudin. But
it was not possible. So Mulla Nasrudin thanked the speaker for making it easier to dieâ€Â.
201.
Mulla Nasrudin was tired, weary, bored. He called for his limousine, got in and said to the chauffeur:
â€ÂJAMES. DRIVE FULL SPEED OVER THE CLIFF. I HAVE DECIDED TO COMMIT SUICIDE.â€Â