Boston Red Sox Fan
Posted: October 21, 2004 12:29 pm
A Boston Red Sox fan, a Chicago Cubs fan and a NY Yankee fan
were all in Saudi Arabia, sharing a smuggled crate of booze. All of
the sudden Saudi police rushed in and arrested them. The mere possession
of alcohol is a severe offense in Saudi Arabia, so for the terrible crime
of
actually being caught consuming the booze, they were sentenced to death!
However, after many months and with the help of very good lawyers, they
were able to successfully appeal their sentence down to life
imprisonment. By a stroke of luck, it was a Saudi national holiday the day
their
trial finished, and the extremely benevolent Sheikh decided they could be
released after receiving just 20 lashes each of the whip. As they were
preparing for their punishment, the Sheikh suddenly said, "It's my first
wife's birthday today, and she has asked
me to allow each of you one wish before your whipping." The Cubs fan was
first in line (he had drunk the least), so he thought about this for a
while and then said, "Please tie a
pillow to my back." This was done, but the pillow only lasted 10 lashes
before the
whip went through. The Cubs fan had to be carried away bleeding and
crying with pain when the punishment was done. The Yankee fan was next up
(he almost finished an entire fifth
by himself), and after watching the scene, said "All Right! Please fix two
pillows on my back." But even two pillows could only take 15 lashes before
the whip went through again, sending the Yankee fan out crying like a
little girl. The Red Sox fan was the last one up (he had finished off the
crate), but before he could say anything, the Sheikh turned to him and
said, "You support the greatest baseball team in the world, your
supporters are the best and most loyal baseball fans in all the world. For
this,
you may have two wishes!" "Thanks, your most Royal Highness," the Red Sox
fan replies.
"In recognition of your kindness, my first wish is that you give me
not 20, but 100 lashes." "Not only are you an honorable, handsome and
powerful man, you are also very brave," the Sheik says with an admiring
look on his face. "If 100 lashes is what you desire, then so be it. And
your second wish? What is it to be?" the Sheik asks.
"Tie the Yankee fan to my back."
were all in Saudi Arabia, sharing a smuggled crate of booze. All of
the sudden Saudi police rushed in and arrested them. The mere possession
of alcohol is a severe offense in Saudi Arabia, so for the terrible crime
of
actually being caught consuming the booze, they were sentenced to death!
However, after many months and with the help of very good lawyers, they
were able to successfully appeal their sentence down to life
imprisonment. By a stroke of luck, it was a Saudi national holiday the day
their
trial finished, and the extremely benevolent Sheikh decided they could be
released after receiving just 20 lashes each of the whip. As they were
preparing for their punishment, the Sheikh suddenly said, "It's my first
wife's birthday today, and she has asked
me to allow each of you one wish before your whipping." The Cubs fan was
first in line (he had drunk the least), so he thought about this for a
while and then said, "Please tie a
pillow to my back." This was done, but the pillow only lasted 10 lashes
before the
whip went through. The Cubs fan had to be carried away bleeding and
crying with pain when the punishment was done. The Yankee fan was next up
(he almost finished an entire fifth
by himself), and after watching the scene, said "All Right! Please fix two
pillows on my back." But even two pillows could only take 15 lashes before
the whip went through again, sending the Yankee fan out crying like a
little girl. The Red Sox fan was the last one up (he had finished off the
crate), but before he could say anything, the Sheikh turned to him and
said, "You support the greatest baseball team in the world, your
supporters are the best and most loyal baseball fans in all the world. For
this,
you may have two wishes!" "Thanks, your most Royal Highness," the Red Sox
fan replies.
"In recognition of your kindness, my first wish is that you give me
not 20, but 100 lashes." "Not only are you an honorable, handsome and
powerful man, you are also very brave," the Sheik says with an admiring
look on his face. "If 100 lashes is what you desire, then so be it. And
your second wish? What is it to be?" the Sheik asks.
"Tie the Yankee fan to my back."
