funny-request@looking.on.ca (01/28/91)
The following digest contains various Iraq jokes that did not quite
rate their own posting. Be warned that many of these are sick, particularly
if you're of the "the war is serious and can't possibly be funny" persuasion.
Some should probably even be rot13, but I've very busy right now.
If you use NN, it is about to undigestify the following messages so that
they look like lots of individual messages. They aren't, so don't think
the volume of the group suddenly shot up.
Subject: But do the dancing women wear veils?
From: koreth@ebay.sun.com (Steven Grimm)
To the tune of the obvious song...
Attacking planes, incoming strafes,
No one knows, how much he'll take.
For U.S. oil, the pilots ride,
The sanctions failed, but hey we tried.
Hussein's a twit, he's gotta know,
Shamir'll launch, a Jericho.
It's all been planned, but lips are sealed,
I wonder why, he didn't deal!
Oh, you like 'em whether they're a pain or a bluff, oh yeah...
Better face the facts, it seems you can't get enough,
You know you're gonna have to face it, you're addicted to SCUDs!
Subject: best sign at the anti-war march today
From: bh@anarres.berkeley.edu (Brian Harvey)
Bush has it backwards -- abortion is surgical; bombing is murder.
Subject: With a Twist
From: clong@remus.rutgers.edu (Chris Long)
{ This is original *and* topical }
How many Iraqi's does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Four.
One to screw in the light bulb.
One to claim that they've actually screwed in 300 light bulbs.
One to claim that they've unscrewed 150 American light bulbs.
And one to claim that they're screwing and unscrewing light bulbs
for the Palestinians.
How many American's does it take to screw in a light bulb?
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