It's Funny Because It's True. And By Funny, We Mean Sad.
This is brutally accurate:
A young man was walking the streets of Paris. Suddenly he saw a Rottweiler attacking a young girl. He jumped on the dog, struggled with him and strangled it. Both he and the girl escaped with minor scratches.
Immediately, excited journalists surrounded him and said: Tell us your name! All Paris will know of you! The headlines shall be: "Parisian hero saves little girl from savage dog"
But the man said: I am not from Paris.
The journalists surged with nationalistic pride: OK, so all France will hear of you! The headlines shall be: "French hero saves little girl from savage dog"
But the man continued: I am not from France.
The journalists changed gears, and tittered with post-national excitement: Even better, we will tell all Europe about you! The headlines shall read: "European hero saves little girl from savage dog".
Yet the man insisted: But I am not from Europe.
Now confused, the journalists demanded: Where are you from?
The man said firmly: I am from Israel.
All at once, the journalists seemed to come to a consensus: Indeed, the whole world will hear about you. The headlines will be: "Israeli murders little girl's dog"
No seriously, it's true. That's precisely how it would go. If it was dog potty pads being delivered to the PA the story would be "Israelis target densely-packed Palestinian towns with wild dogs." Of course that's how it would go.
A young man was walking the streets of Paris. Suddenly he saw a Rottweiler attacking a young girl. He jumped on the dog, struggled with him and strangled it. Both he and the girl escaped with minor scratches.
Immediately, excited journalists surrounded him and said: Tell us your name! All Paris will know of you! The headlines shall be: "Parisian hero saves little girl from savage dog"
But the man said: I am not from Paris.
The journalists surged with nationalistic pride: OK, so all France will hear of you! The headlines shall be: "French hero saves little girl from savage dog"
But the man continued: I am not from France.
The journalists changed gears, and tittered with post-national excitement: Even better, we will tell all Europe about you! The headlines shall read: "European hero saves little girl from savage dog".
Yet the man insisted: But I am not from Europe.
Now confused, the journalists demanded: Where are you from?
The man said firmly: I am from Israel.
All at once, the journalists seemed to come to a consensus: Indeed, the whole world will hear about you. The headlines will be: "Israeli murders little girl's dog"
No seriously, it's true. That's precisely how it would go. If it was dog potty pads being delivered to the PA the story would be "Israelis target densely-packed Palestinian towns with wild dogs." Of course that's how it would go.
