A brand new hotel opened in Tehran and the GM asked me what was wrong with the tagline: “Sleep With The Best.” I told him: “Nothing at all!”
A brand new hotel opened in Tehran and the GM asked me what was wrong with the tagline: “Sleep With The Best.” I told him: “Nothing at all!”
Prof: We didn’t start the fire; it was always burning since the world’s been turning.
Me: Did you write that?
Prof: No, it’s from one of our old poets.
Me: Oh.
“I have some friends who live in America. I think the Prophet Mohammad would consider America heaven on earth if only American women would cover up.”
Why?
“Because Americans are the most honest people in the world. They don’t lie, cheat or steal like we Iranians do, plus they all get along.”
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