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Tie Salesman
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A fleeing Taliban, desperate for water, was plodding through the
Afghanistan desert when he saw something far off in the distance.
Hoping to find water, he walked toward the object,only to find a little
old Jewish man sitting at a card-table with neckties laid out on it. The
Arab asked, "My thirst is killing me. Do you have water?"
The Jewish man replied, "I have no water. Would you like to buy a tie?
They are only £150. This one goes very nicely with your robes."
The Arab shouted, "Idiot! I do not need an overpriced tie. I need
water!"
"OK," said the old Jew, "it does not matter that you do not want to buy
a tie, and that you insult me. I will show you that you have not offended
me. If you walk over that hill to the east for about two miles, you will
find a lovely restaurant. Go! Walk that way! The restaurant has all the water
you need!"
The Arab staggered away toward the hill and eventually disappeared.
Four hours later the Arab came crawling back to where the Jewish man was
sitting at his table. The Jew said, "I told you, about two miles over that
hill.
Could you not find it?
"I found it all right," rasped the Arab. "Your brother won't let me in
without a tie
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A fleeing Taliban, desperate for water, was plodding through the
Afghanistan desert when he saw something far off in the distance.
Hoping to find water, he walked toward the object,only to find a little
old Jewish man sitting at a card-table with neckties laid out on it. The
Arab asked, "My thirst is killing me. Do you have water?"
The Jewish man replied, "I have no water. Would you like to buy a tie?
They are only £150. This one goes very nicely with your robes."
The Arab shouted, "Idiot! I do not need an overpriced tie. I need
water!"
"OK," said the old Jew, "it does not matter that you do not want to buy
a tie, and that you insult me. I will show you that you have not offended
me. If you walk over that hill to the east for about two miles, you will
find a lovely restaurant. Go! Walk that way! The restaurant has all the water
you need!"
The Arab staggered away toward the hill and eventually disappeared.
Four hours later the Arab came crawling back to where the Jewish man was
sitting at his table. The Jew said, "I told you, about two miles over that
hill.
Could you not find it?
"I found it all right," rasped the Arab. "Your brother won't let me in
without a tie
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