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07/02/2003 Archived Entry: "Jokes" Jewish jokes are funny, and easy to find. Here is an example of a good one:
However, there don't seem to be nearly as many Islamic jokes available on the internet, and none of them are very funny. Googling "Islamic Humor" gets this preachy unfunny site and a bunch of discussion forums. Googling "Muslim Jokes" gets slightly better results, including this site that appears to be a set of Islamic jokes. However, there aren't any jokes on the site that are uniquely Islamic that are also funny. Here's the joke that comes the closest:
This joke really isn't very funny, but it isn't one that I've heard before as a Jewish joke, and it's funnier than most of the other jokes on that site. It seems to me that there must be more and better Muslim jokes. Does anyone know any?
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Here is an Islamic joke that I think is quite good, and has a kind of Judaic feel to it: Nasruddin and the Will of God: "May the Will of Allah be done," a pious man was saying about something or the other. "It always is, in any case," said Mullah Nasruddin. "How can you prove that, Mullah?" asked the man. "Quite simply. If it wasn't always being done, then surely at some time or another my will would be done, wouldn't it?" http://www.themodernreligion.com/humour.htm Posted by Kolya @ 07/03/2003 10:07 AM EST I don't have the time to search at the moment, but if memory serves, I've read many Nasruddin stories that were quite funny. Another thing, Woty. I have seen very few great Christian jokes, as well as Buddhist jokes. Can't recall any Hindu jokes off hand, and I have never, ever seen a Zorroastrian joke. I think it's less a difference between Islam and Judaism and more a unique aspect of Judaism. Posted by Dan Frank @ 07/03/2003 11:57 PM EST Here is a funny Christian joke: Jesus and Satan have an argument as to who is the better programmer. This goes on for a few hours until they come to an agreement to hold a contest, with God the Father as the judge. They set themselves before their computers and begin. They are given the task, and began to type furiously, lines of code streaming up the screen for several hours straight. Seconds before the end of the competition, a bolt of lightning strikes, taking out the electricity. Moments later, the power is restored, and God announces that the contest is over. He asks Satan to show what he has come up with. Satan indignantly protests, "I have nothing! I lost it all when the power went out." "Very well, then," says God, "let us see if Jesus fared any better." Jesus enters a command and the screen comes to life with a vivid display, the voices of an angelic choir pour forth from the speakers. Satan is astonished. He stutters, "B-b-but how? I lost everything, yet Jesus' program is intact! How did he do it?" God chuckles, "Satan, when are you going to learn ...Jesus saves!" Posted by Woty @ 07/04/2003 06:07 AM EST Yes, but that's just a pun. There's an older version to do with banks rather than computers, which I forget. The wages of sin is death and eternal damnation, but nothing compared to the wages of the pizza factory. Posted by _Felix @ 07/05/2003 07:50 PM EST Nasruddin and his donkey One day , one of Mullah Nasruddin's friend came over and wanted to borrow his donkey for a day or two. Mullah, knowing his friend, was not kindly inclined to the request, and came up with the excuse that someone had already borrowed his donkey. Just as Mullah uttered these words, his donkey started braying in his backyard. Hearing the sound, his friend gave him an accusing look, to which Mullah replied: "I refuse to have any further dealings with you since you take a donkey's word over mine."
this site has lots more jokes I thought were funny.
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