The ahimsa samurai and the no-see-um

[Guest guest]

Dear Vicky,

 

Do you have more of these sharp Samurai kind of jokes. I 'm having so

much fun doing the 3 Samurai demonstration with friends, especially

now that I also use the match-boxes to clean up after.

Bit of a problem though, here we have an abundance of mosquitoes, so

at first the demos turned out a bit bloody until someone told me how

to distinguish the blood laden females from the non biting males.

Good thing...: no blood, no mess and my Jewish Samurai impersonation

works all the time.

In a few weeks, we will get the no-see-ums here. I'm looking forward

to that, as I will be able to demonstrate my skills in the true

spirit of ahimsa.

 

I hope people can take a joke, even this one...

 

Love, Wim

Well, eh, naughty, naughty !

:-)

 

The Jewish Samurai - tension break

 

Maybe I could have found a better joke , but as the tension

at is too high by now , that is what

I found as fast as I could ; Enjoy !

 

vicki

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Way back in the time of the samurai, there was a powerful emperor.

This emperor needed a new head samurai. So, he sent out a message

to everybody he knew for them to send a message to who they knew,

and so forth.A year passes, and only three people show up: a Japanese samurai,

a Chinese samurai, and a Jewish samurai.

 

The emperor asks the Japanese samurai to come in and demonstrate

why he should be head samurai. The Japanese samurai opens up

a matchbox, and out pops a little fly. WHOOOSH. The fly drops dead

on the ground in 2 pieces! The emperor says, "That is very

impressive!"Then the emperor asks the Chinese samurai to come in

and demonstrate why he should be head samurai.

The Chinese samurai opens up a matchbox and out pops a little fly.

WHOOOOSH. WOOOOOSH. The fly drops dead on the ground

in 4 pieces! The emperor says, "That is really impressive!"Then the

emperor asks the Jewish samurai to come in

and demonstrate why he should be head samurai.

The Jewish samurai walks in, opens a matchbox, and out pops a little fly.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSHHHH. A gust of wind fills the room,

but the fly is still buzzing around. The emperor says in disappointment,

"Why is the fly not dead?"And the Jewish samurai replies,

"Dead ?! The fly has been circumcised ! That is skill ! "

[Guest guest]

Dear Vicki

 

You know, Vicki, I do experience a lot of satori like mirth and

laughter, which is hard for others to understand and appreciate.

(Yodeling laughing at the echoing hills is OK.)

Just today Emmy and myself discussed the idea of mirth, fun and

seriousness on the list...

 

Yes, where is that hoodlumly rascal of a Harsha... ?

I know, I'm borrowing someone's words, but they are so apt.

(:-) him, Harsha him... and us... dependent heavy minded novice empty

headed up-start realizers ):-()

 

I've never been one to remember jokes or quips very well, and my jokes

and quips (being more Dutch and on the sharp side for the more sensitive

and PC Canadian) do not come over the same way as they did in Holland...

A culture thing I am sure.

The kind of jokes I used to make must have been on the sarcastic,

arrogant side and I'm sure that the momentum of my past (especially the

13 years of letting myself slide) would still colour my quips and

humour... I suspect.

 

Whenever I hear a question, pretty well any question, I find it so

hilariously (in a good sort of way) funny, and I have a hard time

explaining why when asked... Reality is so self evident...

I was In Hong Kong last year and saw so many of those laughing Buddhas

in temples and shrines... I came to understands that well... I have

started to consider growing my underbelly... but you know living on

ambrosia does not get me there...

Ah, the good old days of us young monks and the Trappist Monastery beer

(Triple).

Anyway drinking was not good for Trungpa Rinpoche, luckily I don't have

the urge...

So my belly laughter has to be on an empty stomach...

 

Love, Wim

 

(ambrosia)

 

Re: The ahimsa samurai and the no-see-um

> dear Wim ,

> I am really very glad that you've enjoyed the joke ,

> that points that maybe it is a good idea to post

> a joke from time to time ;

> what about you ?

> do you have a good joke to share ?

> that's fun to read your comments anyway ,

>

> vicki