Fri 30 May 2008
21.
â€ÂThere just is not any justice in this world,†said Mulla Nasrudin to a friend. â€ÂI used to be a 97-pound
weakling, and whenever I went to the beach with my girl, this big 197-pound bully came over and
kicked sand in my face. I decided to do something about it, so I took a weight-lifting course and after
a while I weighed 197 pounds.â€Â
â€ÂSo what happened?†his friend asked.
â€ÂWELL, AFTER THAT,†said Nasrudin, â€ÂWHENEVER I WENT TO THE BEACH WITH MY GIRL, A
257-POUND BULLY KICKED SAND IN MY FACE.â€Â
22.
â€ÂDorothy, your boyfriend, Mulla Nasrudin, seems very bashful,†said Mama to her daughter.
â€ÂBashful!†echoed the daughter, â€Âbashful is no name for it.â€Â
â€ÂWhy don’t you encourage him a little more? Some men have to be taught how to do their courting.
He’s a good catch.â€Â
â€ÂEncourage him!†said the daughter, â€Âhe cannot take the most palpable hint. Why, only last night
when I sat all alone on the sofa, he perched up in a chair as far away as he could get. I asked him
if he didn’t think it strange that a man’s arm and a woman’s waist seemed always to be the same
length, and what do you think he did?â€Â
â€ÂWhy, just what any sensible man would have done – tried it.â€Â
â€ÂNO,†said the daughter. â€ÂHE ASKED ME IF I COULD FIND A PIECE OF STRING SO WE COULD
MEASURE AND SEE IF IT WAS SO.â€Â
23.
â€ÂDid you know I am a hero?†said Mulla Nasrudin to his friends in the teahouse.
â€ÂHow come you’re a hero?†asked someone.
â€ÂWell, it was my girlfriend’s birthday,†said the Mulla, â€Âand she said if I ever brought her a gift she
would just drop dead in sheer joy. So, I DIDN’T BUY HER ANY AND SAVED HER LIFE.â€Â
24.
Mulla Nasrudin finally spoke to his girlfriend’s father about marrying his daughter.
â€ÂIt’s a mere formality, I know,†said the Mulla, â€Âbut we thought you would be pleased if I asked.â€Â
â€ÂAnd where did you get the idea,†her father asked, â€Âthat asking my consent to the marriage was a
mere formality?â€Â
â€ÂNATURALLY, FROM YOUR WIFE, SIR,†said Nasrudin.
25.
Mulla Nasrudin, a party to a suit, was obliged to return home before the jury had brought in its
verdict.
When the case was decided in Nasrudin’s favour, his lawyer wired him: â€ÂRIGHT AND JUSTICE
WON.â€Â
To which the Mulla replied immediately: â€ÂAPPEAL AT ONCE.â€Â
26.
Mulla Nasrudin had knocked down a woman pedes-trian, and the traffic cop on the corner began to
bawl him out, yelling, â€ÂYou must be blind!â€Â
â€ÂWhat’s the matter with you,†Nasrudin yelled back.
â€ÂI HIT HER, DIDN’T I?â€Â
27.
Mulla Nasrudin, disturbed by the way his taxi driver was whizzing around corners, finally said to him,
â€ÂWHY DON’T YOU DO WHAT I DO WHEN I TURN CORNERS – I JUST SHUT MY EYES.â€Â
28.
Mulla Nasrudin stood quietly at the bedside of his dying father. â€ÂPlease, my boy,†whispered the old
man, â€Âalways remember that wealth does not bring happiness.â€Â
â€ÂYES, FATHER,†said Nasrudin, â€ÂI REALIZE THAT BUT AT LEAST IT WILL ALLOWME TO CHOOSE
THE KIND OF MISERY I FIND MOST AGREEABLE.â€Â
29.
One philosopher said in the teahouse one day: â€ÂIf you will give me Aristotle’s system of logic, I will
force my enemy to a conclusion; give me the syllogism, and that is all I ask.â€Â
Another philosopher replied: â€ÂIf you give me the Socratic system of interrogatory, I will run my
adversary into a corner.â€Â
Mulla Nasrudin hearing all this said: â€ÂMY BRETHREN, IF YOU WILL GIVE ME A LITTLE READY
CASH, I WILL ALWAYS GAIN MY POINT. I WILL ALWAYS DRIVE MY ADVERSARY TO A
CONCLUSION. BECAUSE A LITTLE READY CASH IS A WONDERFUL CLEARER OF THE
INTELLECT.â€Â
30.
Mulla Nasrudin, hard of hearing, went to the doctor.
â€ÂDo you smoke?â€Â
â€ÂYes.â€Â
â€ÂMuch?â€Â
â€ÂSure, all the time.â€Â
â€ÂDrink?â€Â
â€ÂYes, just about anything at all. Any time, too.â€Â
â€ÂWhat about late hours? And girls, do you chase them?â€Â
â€ÂSure thing; I live it up whenever I get the chance.†â€ÂWell, you will have to cut out all that.â€Â
â€ÂJUST TO HEAR BETTER? NO THANKS,†said Nasrudin, as he walked out of the doctor’s office.