Friday, May 25, 2007

conman to the rescue


venue: baghdad
mission: save the world, 1500 bucks at a time
in conversation with iraqi prime minister nouri al maliki

nou ri al maliki:welcome to my strife-torn country.
conman: strife is all in the mind. if you think calm and sunny, it is calm and sunny.
nouri al maliki: i don't understand.
conman: to understand would cost you. how does one convert 1500 indian rupees to your currency?
nouri al maliki: what do you suggest we do to end this warfare?
conman: breathe in slowly. breathe out slowly.
nouri al maliki: and?
conman: wait for my bill, my son.
nouri al maliki: why would i fall for something so blatantly ridiculous?
conman: why not? a few thousand losers in india already have.