"Two Arabs
And A Jew"
Two Arabs
boarded a shuttle out of Washington for New York. One sat in the
window seat, the other in the middle seat. Just before
takeoff a
fat, little Jewish guy got on and took the aisle seat next to the
Arabs. He kicked off his shoes, wiggled his toes and
was settling
in when the Arab in the window seat said,"I think I'll go up and
get a coke." (Shuttle flights do not have cabin ttendants, but
you probably knew that.) "No problem," said the Jew. "I'll get it
for you." While he was gone the Arab picked up the Jew's shoe and
spat in it. The Jew brought back the coke, when the other Arab
said, "That looks good. I Think I'll have one too."
Again, the
Jew obligingly goes to fetch it, and while he is gone the Arab
picks up the other shoe and spits in it. The Jew returns
with the
coke, and they all sit back and enjoy the short flight.
When the
plane was landing the Jews lipped his feet into his shoes and
knew immediately what had happened.
"How long
must this go on?" he asked. "This enmity between our peoples...
this hatred... this spitting in shoes and peeing in cokes?"