Chopping the Cherry Tree

A bit of humor.......from an email:

Chopping the Cherry Tree

> Legend has it that George Washington, America's first president, chopped down a cherry tree in his youth. George gives the tree a good swing and chops it down with an axe. His father sees the damaged tree and asks his son if he knows who did the deed. George is quoted bravely admitting the truth :- "I can't tell a lie, Pa; you know I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my axe."

This is a satire of how some Malaysian politicians circa 2008 may have reacted to the question :-

> PM Badawi - I did not cut down the tree, I was just taking a nap underneath it.

> Najib - I swear that I have never MET that tree.

> Hishamuddin- ... but I only own a keris, not axe, how to cut down the tree.

> Dr.M - Apa nama cherry tree, I chopped it down because, I don't like the idea of Pak lah sleeping under it.

> Chua Soi Lek - Yes it was me, I resign as caretaker of this orchard.

> VK Lingam - It could be me, it might have been me but I don't think it's me.

> Anwar Ibrahim - I DID NOT do it, and I am not giving any DNA samples for you to plant on the axe handle.

> Khir Toyo - the new state government should just trim the grass and not waste time asking who cut the tree.

> Ahmad Said (Terengganu MB)- I chopped it because cherry trees are more expensive to maintain than durian trees.

> Azalina Othman - The cherry tree is not included under my tourism MOU so I cut it down. Besides there were unauthorized signboards put up around the tree.

> Shabery Cheek - I challenge you to a debate on tree cutting.

> Samy Velu - I chopped it because HINDRAF members were using it as a meeting point

> Wira Ali Rustam - We have planted durian trees for 50 years and we will plant them for another 50 years, we do not need cherry trees, apple trees, pear trees and all these other foreign trees.

> Rais Yatim - you must see the bigger picture, Ahmad said cherry trees are expensive to maintain, Ali Rustan said that they are against our national identity and I needed to test my new axe, so you see- it's a WIN-WIN situation all around.

> Shahrir Samad - I cut the tree because we could no longer afford to subsidize it.

> Karpal Singh - The bigfoot creature did it.

> Bung Mokhtar - The big monkey did it

> Pandikar Amin Mulia - There is nothing in the standing orders against chopping cherry trees, Kinabatangan duduk, Bukit Gelugor duduk.sit down.

> Khairy Jamaluddin - I did not do it, neither did the mat rempits. By the way, what's a cherry tree ?

> Lim Kit Siang - In response to Khairy - cherry tree also you don't know, you are an insult to Oxford.

> Nazri Aziz - racist, racist, racist, when we cut down durian trees nobody made a fuss.

> Malaysian Citizens - oh for heavens sake! Somebody plant something before we all starve to death.

Just a joke

The following is a joke received through the email:
Hope it is not seditious, just a joke:

When Dr. Mahathir was Prime Minister of Malaysia
One lousy day in the middle of the economic crisis, PM Mahathir was
feeling extremely frustrated and wondering how a neighboring country can
be doing better than Malaysia .
One of his aides said, I heard that the leaders consult Feng Shui masters
to ensure prosperity for the country. Dr Mahathir thought if that was the
case, Malaysia Bomoh also can, and
went to seek the top bomoh's advice in the country.
After reviewing the case, the bomoh told Dr M that there were 2 things
that he must do :
Bomoh : Step 1. You must blame the crisis on SOROS for everything.
Dr M : But Why ?
Bomoh: Because SOROS stands for 'Speculate On Ringgit Or Stocks'.
You must blame him, and look at ways to control the ringgit and stock
market.
Bomoh : Step 2 - You must get rid of ANWAR.
Dr M: What! why him ?
Bomoh: Because ANWAR stands for 'A Nation Without Any Ringgit'.
Dr M: But how ? This is most difficult to do, he is popular with the
people.
Bomoh : Aiyoh, you bodoh lah! Look at your name, MAHATHIR.
Make Anwar Homosexual And Then Highlight It Repeatedly
This one lagi best. The latest according to the trend.
Subject: M.A.H.A.T.H. I.R
This is a new acronymn... stands for:
Must
Always
Hantam
Abdullah
Till
He
Is
Removed

Petrol hike: Look on the other side.....

With oil prices going up like that, how about a little humour:

What is politics? Joke or Reality?

Joke: Politics

A little boy goes to his dad and asks, "What is politics?"

Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I'm the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me capitalism. Your Mom, she's the administrator of the money, so we'll call her the Government. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you the people. The nanny, we'll consider her the Working Class. And your baby brother, we'll call him the Future. Now, think about that and see if that makes sense,"

So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what dad had said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper. So the little boy goes to his parents' room and finds his mother sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed.

The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now."

The father says, "Good son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about."

The little boy replies, "Well, while Capitalism is screwing the Working Class, the Government is sound asleep, the People are being ignored and the Future is in deep shit."

A Break From Politics....A Joke.

FAMILY PROBLEM!!!

Two men, one American and an Indian were sitting in a bar drinking shot after shot. The Indian man said to the American, 'You know my parents are forcing me to get married to this so called homely girl from a village whom I haven't even met once. We call this arranged marriage. I don't want to marry a woman whom I don't love...I told them that openly and now have a hell lot of family problems.'
The American said, 'Talking about love marriages...I'll tell you my story. I married a widow whom I deeply loved and dated for 3 years. After a couple of years, my father fell in love with my step-daughter and so my father became my son-in-law and I became my father's father-in-law. My daughter is my mother and my wife my grandmother. More problems occurred when I had a son. My son is my father's brother and so he my uncle. Situations turned worse when my father had a son. Now my father's son i.e. my brother is my grandson. Ultimately, I have become my own grand father and I am my own grandson. And you say you have family problems. Gimme a break!!'