“Moroccan” “Jokes”

From the desk of Filip van Laenen on Mon, 2007-04-16 19:57

During the war, Saddam Hussein wanted to launch missiles from the Moroccan coast to the US, but when he pushed the button, nothing happened. Turned out there were so many Moroccans hanging on to the missiles that they simply couldn't lift off.

Sitting-down comedian of the evening is Mostafa Chendid, about whom we already reported yesterday following his interview in the Danish weekly newspaper Weekendavisen. He told the joke because the journalist asked for one just to show that Muslims do have humor. He didn't want to tell a joke about Muslims though, because religion is a serious thing to them, so he replaced «Muslim» with «Moroccan». Here's the other joke he told:

A young Moroccan marries a thirty-year old, rich woman. She's completely in love with him and insists on meeting his parents. He agrees to it, after a long time, and they travel to Rabat, where they take a walk in the streets. Suddenly she stumbles and falls on the ground. Another Moroccan passes by and says: «Be nice and pick up your residence permit, would you?»

Of course, the woman is supposed to be Danish, if you didn't guess that. The journalist didn't. Anyway, I wonder why these two jokes are supposed to be funny. Maybe because there's absolutely no connection to reality?

Lighten up folks - Here's a good Arab joke retranslated for you

Submitted by Sam Iqbal on Tue, 2007-04-17 14:55.

An old Arab lived close to New York City for more than 40 years. He would have loved to plant potatoes in his garden, but he is alone, old and weak. His son is in college in Paris, so the old man sends him an e-mail. He explains the problem:

"Beloved son, I am very sad, because I can't plant potatoes in my garden. I am sure, if only you were here, you would help and dig up the garden for me.
I love you,
Your Father"

The following day, the old man receives a response e-mail from his son:

"Beloved Father,
Please don't touch the garden. It's there that I have hidden 'the THING'.
I love you, too,
Ahmed"

At 4pm the US Army, The Marines, the FBI, the CIA and the Rangers visit the house of the old man, take the whole garden apart, search every inch, but can't find anything. Disappointed they leave the house.

A day later, the old man receives another e-mail from his son.

"Beloved Father,
I hope the garden is dug up by now and you can plant your potatoes.
That's all I could do for you from here.
I love you,
Ahmed."

In Reply to Mr. van Laenen

Submitted by Kapitein Andre on Tue, 2007-04-17 08:49.

Are we to criticize Mr. Chendid's jokes purely because of his perspective on Danish women? Moreover, Mr. Chendid is a Moroccan, so why must identify merely as a Muslim? Do the Muslims actually have jokes about themselves that include the entire ummah, or is it limited to individual states e.g. Morocco?

 

Indeed, sub-Saharan Africans also engage in gang-rapes similar to Muslim "youths" and they are not Muslim, what's their excuse? (e.g. the Wichita Massacre and Knoxville TN murders); additionally, these are notorious for intentionally infecting White women (e.g. Sweden, Poland, Canada) with HIV/AIDS. While Muslims represent the vanguard of these demographic tensions, these crimes are of the racially motivated hate variety, irrespective of the religion professed by their perpetrators.