French
Englishman, a German and a Frenchman
are all in Saudi Arabia, sharing a smuggled
crate of booze when, all of a sudden, Saudi
police rush in and arrest them. The mere
possession of alcohol is a severe offence in
Saudi Arabia, so for the terrible crime of
actually being caught consuming the booze, they
are all sentenced to death! However, after many
months and with the help of very good lawyers,
they are able to successfully appeal their
sentences down to life imprisonment. By a stroke
of luck, it was a Saudi national holiday the day
their trial finished, and the extremely
benevolent Sheikh decided they could be released
after receiving just 20 lashes each of the whip.
As they were preparing for their punishment, the
Sheikh announced: "It's my first wife's birthday
today, and she has asked me to allow each of you
one wish before your whipping."
The German was first in line, he thought for a
while and then said: "Please tie a pillow to my
back.
This was done, but the pillow only lasted 10
lashes before the whip went through. When the
punishment was done the German had to be carried
away bleeding and crying with pain.
The Frenchman was next up. After watching the
German in horror he said smugly: "Please fix two
pillows to my back." But even two pillows could
only take 15 lashes before the whip went through
again and the Frenchman was soon led away
whimpering loudly (as they all do).
The Englishman was the last one up, but before
he could say anything, the Sheikh turned to him
and said: "You are from a most beautiful part of
the world and your culture is one of the finest
in the world. For this, you may have two
wishes!"
"Thank you, your Most Royal and Merciful
highness", The Englishman replied. "In
recognition of your kindness, my first wish is
that you give me not 20, but 100 lashes."
"Not only are you an honorable, handsome and
powerful man, you are also very brave". The
Sheikh said with an admiring look on his
face. "If 100 lashes is what you desire, then so
be it. And your second wish, what is it to be?"
the Sheikh asked.
The Englishman smiled and said, "Tie the
Frenchman to my back." |
