fractured joke

Fractured fairy tale

So my friend Alan was driving down toward Houston in his pick up

Doo, da, doo, doo, doo

He was listening to the latest Black Eyed Peas CD.

All of the sudden, by the side of the road, he sees a penguin.

He slammed on the brakes and stopped the pickup.He looked at the penguin, and said, “Wow! There’s a

penguin on the side of the road here in the middle of Cairo. Poor penguin! This is no place for you. Just come with me.”

So he picked up the penguin, opened the passenger side of the pickup, and placed the penguin in the passenger seat.

Then Alan started back down the road.Coming from the opposite direction was . . .

. . . a sheriff.

As the sheriff comes toward Alan’s pickup, he sees the penguin in the passenger seat.

The sheriff signals for Alan to pull over.

The sheriff walks up to the car.Alan rolls down his window.The sheriff says, . . .

“Son, what have you got there in your passenger seat?”

“Looks like an penguin!”“Son, why have you got a penguin in

your pick up truck?” “I saw it by the side of the road, and I

was worried about it. So, I picked it up and, well, here he is! I actually don’t know what to do with it. What do you think I should do?”

“Son, take that penguin out to the zoo!”

Alan thanked the sheriff, The sheriff tipped his hat, and both drove in the direction they started in.

Two weeks later . . .The sheriff is driving down the road.Doo, da, doo, doo, doo, doo!All of the sudden, coming toward him on the opposite side of the road is Alan.

And guess who’s with him? Yes, it’s the penguin! And this time, the penguin is dressed in a swimming suit and sunglasses.

The sheriff again motions for alan to pull over.The sheriff walks up to the pickup. Alan rolls down the window and says, “Hello, Mr Sheriff!”The sheriff looks at Alan and says, “Son, is that the same penguin you had two

weeks ago when I saw you?”“Why, yes Sir, it is!”“Son, I thought I told you to take that penguin to the zoo.”“Oh, yes! I took him to the zoo. And today, we’re goingto . . .

. . . the beach.”

Peugeot

ibex

galabiya

TPR

• Slam on the brakes• Open the door• Place the animal in the front seat• Signal to pull over• Roll down the window• Walk up to the car• Flex your arm

Fractured fairy tale

So my friend Ali was driving down toward Tahrir Square in his Wagih Abaza Peugeot

Doo, da, doo, doo, doo

He was listening to the latest Wama CD.

All of the sudden, by the side of the road, he sees a Nubian ibex.

He slammed on the brakes and stopped the car.He looked at the ibex, and said, “Wow! There’s a

ibex on the side of the road here in the middle of Cairo. Poor ibex! This is no place for you. Just come with me.”

So he picked up the ibex, opened the passenger side of the car, and placed the ibex in the passenger seat.

Then Ali started back down the road.Coming from the opposite direction was . . .

. . . Karam Gaber.

As Karam Gaber comes toward Ali’s Peugeot, he sees the ibex in the passenger seat.

Karam Gaber signals for Ali to pull over.

Karam Gaber walks up to the car.Ali rolls down his window.Karam Gaber says, . . .

“Um, Ali, what have you got there in your passenger seat?”

“Looks like an Nubian ibex!”“Um, Ali, why have you got an ibex in

your car?” “I saw it by the side of the road, and I

was worried about it. So, I picked it up and, well, here he is! I actually don’t know what to do with it. What do you think I should do?”

“Um, Ali, take that ibex out to the desert!”

Ali thanked Karam Gaber, Karam Gaber flexed his arm, and both drove in the direction they started in.

Two weeks later . . .Karam Gaber is driving down the road.Doo, da, doo, doo, doo, doo!All of the sudden, coming toward him on the opposite side of the road is

Ali. And guess who’s with him? Yes, it’s the Nubian ibex! And this time, the ibex is dressed in a galabiya.

Karam Gaber again motions for Ali to pull over.Karam Gaber walks up to the car. Ali rolls down the window and says, “Hello, Mr Gaber!”Karam Gaber looks at Ali and says, “Um, Ali, is that the same ibex you

had two weeks ago when I saw you?”“Why, yes Sir, it is!”“Um, Ali, I thought I told you to take that ibex to the desert.”“Oh, yes! I took him to the desert. And today, we’re goingto . . .

. . . Khan al-Khalili.”