Aid Joke
I posted a comment in the "Afghan Warrior" blog I was pretty pleased with. To be clear, I am most pleased with my communication skills when I think I've made a decent joke, Here's the bit, a play on an earlier comment:
I feel a jolt of realism coming on, I think I'll give a more realistic analogy of how foreign aid often goes:
A young woman was driving on a Kabul road when here car had a flat. She pulls over to the side of the road, exits her car and waves for help.
A week later an American looks up and sees a clearly distressed young lady gnawing on her vehicle. He pulls over, considers getting out of the car and opts instead to yell from a slightly cracked window.
"There's a spare on the back, go ahead and take it"
The young woman overcome with happiness eagerly grabs the tire. A thought occurs to her.
"Pardon me sir, but I don't have a jack, I see one in your backseat, may I borrow it?"
The American thinks this over for a moment and responds.
"I'm sorry, but I really can't offer you any more aid until I see better results with the tire I gave you."
The stunned woman protests at which point the American tosses a granola bar from his dash.
"Here that ought to hold you over until you change that tire."
Whereupon he swiftly pulls off.
So, should I quit my day job or what?
I feel a jolt of realism coming on, I think I'll give a more realistic analogy of how foreign aid often goes:
A young woman was driving on a Kabul road when here car had a flat. She pulls over to the side of the road, exits her car and waves for help.
A week later an American looks up and sees a clearly distressed young lady gnawing on her vehicle. He pulls over, considers getting out of the car and opts instead to yell from a slightly cracked window.
"There's a spare on the back, go ahead and take it"
The young woman overcome with happiness eagerly grabs the tire. A thought occurs to her.
"Pardon me sir, but I don't have a jack, I see one in your backseat, may I borrow it?"
The American thinks this over for a moment and responds.
"I'm sorry, but I really can't offer you any more aid until I see better results with the tire I gave you."
The stunned woman protests at which point the American tosses a granola bar from his dash.
"Here that ought to hold you over until you change that tire."
Whereupon he swiftly pulls off.
So, should I quit my day job or what?
posted by Turnea at
8:58 PM
2 Comments:
It all seems so much more clear to me now... And I'm guessing that you might think the USM CD is more of a granola bar than a jack... ;)
By
Anonymous, at 11:33 AM
Tim, you have hit the nail directly on the head. lol
Maybe, you should quit your day job. :)
Down with "Granola Politics!"
By
Turnea, at 1:14 PM
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