The coach had put together the perfect team for the
Detroit Lions. The only thing that was missing was
a good quarterback. He had scouted all the colleges
and even the Canadian and European Leagues, but he
couldn't find a ringer who could ensure a Super
Bowl win.
Then one night while watching CNN he saw a war-zone
scene in Afghanistan.
In one corner of the background, he spotted a young
Afghan Muslim soldier with a truly incredible arm.
He threw a hand-grenade straight into a 15th story
window 100 yards away. KABOOM!
He threw another hand-grenade 75 yards away, right
into a chimney. KA-BLOOEY!
Then he threw another at a passing car going 90
mph. BULLS-EYE!
"I've got to get this guy!" Coach said to himself.
"He has the perfect arm!"
So, he brings him to the United States and teaches
him the great game of football.
And the Lions go on to win the Super Bowl.
The young Afghan is hailed as the great hero of
football, and when the coach asks him what he
wants, all the young man wants is to call his mother.
"Mom," he says into the phone, "I just won the
Super Bowl!"
"I don't want to talk to you," the old Muslim woman
says. "You deserted us. You are not my son!"
"I don't think you understand, Mother," the young
man pleads. "I've won the greatest sporting event
in the world. I'm here among thousands of my adoring
fans."
"No! Let me tell you!" his mother retorts. "At this
very moment, there are gunshots all around us. The
neighborhood is a pile of rubble. Your two brothers
were beaten within an inch of their lives last
week, and I have to keep your sister in the house so she
doesn't get raped!"
The old lady pauses, and then tearfully says, "I
will never forgive you for making us move to
Detroit!" |
