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The Three Buttons
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The Mullah Mohammed Hasan Akhund, deputy leader of the Taliban, and George W. Bush agree to meet in Kabul for the first round of talks in a new antiterrorism peace process....

When George sits down, he notices three buttons on the arm of Akhund's chair. They begin talking. After about five minutes, Akhund presses the first button. A boxing glove springs out of a box on the desk and punches Bush right in the face. Annoyed, Bush carries on talking as Akhund laughs.

A few minutes later the second button is pressed. This time a big boot comes out from under the desk and kicks Bush in the shin. Again Akhund laughs, and again George continues talking, not wanting to put off the crucial issue of peace between their two countries.

Very soon, when the third button is pressed and another boot comes out and kicks Bush square in his privates, he's finally had enough. "I'm a-headin' back home!" he calmly tells the Afghan. "We'll finish these talks in Washington in two weeks!"

Two weeks have passed, and Akhund flies to D.C. to continue with the antiterrorism talks. As the two men sit down, Akhund notices three buttons on Bush's chair arm. He steels himself to be ready for the Texan's retaliation.

They begin talking and George presses the first button. Akhund ducks, but nothing happens. George snickers a bit, but they continue talking.

A few minutes later Bush presses the second button. Akhund jumps up, but again nothing happens. This causes Bush to roar with laughter.

They continue the talks but when the third button is pressed, Akhund jumps up again, but again nothing happens. Bush just falls onto the floor in a fit of giggling hysterics.

"Forget this," says Akhund. "I'm going back to Afghanistan!" George W. says, through tears of laughter, "What Afghanistan?!?"


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