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A Sad Joke
February 23, 2012 at 5:28 pm
Son: Dad, you always tell me funny jokes. Can you tell me a very sad joke this time?
Father: Sure. But it’s a really sad one.
Son: I bet you I won’t cry. Tell me!
Father: Alright, here it goes. The sad joke is: There is no sad joke.
Son: Ohhh man. That's sad.
Father: I’m sorry, son. Don’t be sad. You only asked for it.
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RE: A Sad Joke
February 23, 2012 at 5:31 pm
I wanted to laugh.. 
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RE: A Sad Joke
February 23, 2012 at 5:53 pm
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(February 23, 2012 at 5:28 pm)Rayaan Wrote: Son: Dad, you always tell me funny jokes. Can you tell me a very sad joke this time?
Father: Sure. But it’s a really sad one.
Son: I bet you I won’t cry. Tell me!
Father: Alright, here it goes. The sad joke is: There is no sad joke.
Son: Ohhh man. That's sad.
Father: I’m sorry, son. Don’t be sad. You only asked for it.
Witty and profound.
Rayaan,do you know any jokes attributed to the great sufi teacher Nasrudin?
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RE: A Sad Joke
February 23, 2012 at 6:40 pm
(February 23, 2012 at 5:53 pm)padraic Wrote: Rayaan,do you know any jokes attributed to the great sufi teacher Nasrudin?
Yeah, I know several ... but meh, I find most of his jokes a bit lame for some reason. 
One of them is the following:
A man asks Nasrudin, "What is your age?"
He replies, "Forty."
Then, the man says, "But you gave me the same answer when I asked you two years ago."
He replies, "Yes, and that is because I always stand by what I have said."
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RE: A Sad Joke
February 23, 2012 at 6:44 pm
Rayaan are you a Sufi Muslim?
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A Sad Joke
February 23, 2012 at 6:55 pm
(February 23, 2012 at 6:40 pm)Rayaan Wrote: (February 23, 2012 at 5:53 pm)padraic Wrote: Rayaan,do you know any jokes attributed to the great sufi teacher Nasrudin?
Yeah, I know several ... but meh, I find most of his jokes a bit lame for some reason.
One of them is the following:
A man asks Nasrudin, "What is your age?"
He replies, "Forty."
Then, the man says, "But you gave me the same answer when I asked you two years ago."
He replies, "Yes, and that is because I always stand by what I have said."
Valuable lesson there for creationists everywhere.
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RE: A Sad Joke
February 23, 2012 at 7:05 pm
(February 23, 2012 at 6:44 pm)5thHorseman Wrote: Rayaan are you a Sufi Muslim?
No, I'm just a brainwashed Muslim.
Well, seriously, even though I don't usually refer to myself as anything more specific than simply a "Muslim," I think that my understanding of Islam is more in agreement with the views of the Hanafi school of thought. Therefore, if someone asks me to further specify my position as a Muslim, then I would tell them that I'm a "Hanafi Muslim" (Sunni). However, I do believe in most of the fundamental aspects behind Sufism as taught by Sufi teachers and those are the ones which have been incorporated into my religious beliefs. Sufism also expands into other areas (in addition to Islam) such as philosophy, metaphysics, art, science, culture, and psychology, for example. You can learn more about Sufism at the link below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufism
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RE: A Sad Joke
February 23, 2012 at 10:40 pm
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Quote:I find most of his jokes a bit lame for some reason.
Possibly because they are nearly 1000 years old are said to contain a profound message if you look.
For some* sufis there is a close connection to Zen.
*Sufi Ch'ist? Sufi suf'ist..
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Nasrudin is walking around his tent sprinkling red sand.
Friend:"Nasrudin,what are you doing?"
Nasrudin "This is tiger repellent,to keep the tigers away"
Friend "but,but,there are no tigers in Arabia"
Nasrudin "Yeah, pretty good stuff hey?"
Taken from "The Sufis" by Indies Shah Sayed.
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RE: A Sad Joke
February 24, 2012 at 3:56 am
I've enjoyed the Sufi poets I've read, Rayaan
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RE: A Sad Joke
February 24, 2012 at 3:59 am
At least you aren't one of those shite Muslims. They have the worst name ever. ;-)
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