| A member of the Parliament, known for his hot temper and acid tongue, exploded one day in mid-session and began to shout, "Half of this House is made up of cowards and corrupt politicians!" All the other members demanded that the angry member withdraw his statement, or be removed from the remainder of the session. After a long pause, the angry member acquiesced. "Okay," he said, "I withdraw what I said. Half of this Housee is not made up of cowards and corrupt politicians!" |
| In Lok Sabha, a Congress MP during his speech told a story..... "There was a father who gave 100 rupees to each of his 3 sons and asked them to buy things and fill up a room completely. "First son bought hay for Rs. 100 but couldn't fill the room entirely. "Second son bought cotton for Rs. 100 but couldn't fill the room entirely. "Third son bought a candle for Re. 1/- and lit it up and the room was completely filled with light." The MP added, "Our Prime Minister is like the third son. From the day he has taken charge of his office, our country is filled with the bright light of prosperity" A voice from the backbench asked: "Where is the remaining Rs. 99?" |
| Donald Rumsfeld gave the president his daily briefing. He concluded by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed." "OH NO!" the president exclaimed. "That's terrible!" His staff was stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the president sat, his head in his hands. Finally, the president looked up and asked, "Just how many is a brazillion?" |
| At the emergency meeting of the UN regarding another conflict in the Middle East, the floor has been given to the Israeli Consul. The Israeli Consul began, "Ladies and gentlemen before I commence with my speech, I wanted to relay an old story to all of you... When Moses was leading the Jews out of Egypt he had to go through deserts, and prairies, and even more deserts... The people became thirsty and needed water. So Moses struck the side of a mountain with his cane and at the sight of that mountain a pond appeared with crystal clean, cool water. And the people rejoiced and drank to their hearts' content. Moses wished to cleanse his whole body, so he went over to the other side of the pond, took all of his clothes off and dove into the cool waters. Only when Moses came out of the water he discovered that all his clothes had been stolen... And I have reasons to believe that the Palestinians stole his clothes." Yassir Arafat, hearing this accusation, jumps out of his seat and screams, "This is a travesty...It's a lie ! It is widely known that there were no Palestinians there at the time!!!" "And in agreement with Chairman Arafat," said the Israeli Consul, "let me begin my speech..." |