Funny but dangerous suituation - ppl holding their lifeline..

"The other day, a colleague went to the computer market in the centre of Baghdad. When he got back he told us he had been scared stiff.

As he walked among the stalls, a taxi screeched to a halt and three men plus the driver leapt from the vehicle.

Everyone scattered in panic, thinking it was bound to be a car bomb and the men were about to detonate it by remote control. Chaos followed.

It turned out the men had simply stopped their car in a no-parking zone and were hurrying to do their shopping before the traffic police showed up."

"A young guy was staring lasciviously at a pretty girl on a public minibus. An older man, indignant at the youth's shameless behaviour, but not knowing how to intervene, called out "Allahu akbar" (God is great) in an attempt to bring the youth's mind back to more pious thoughts.

Of course, all the other passengers drew the natural conclusion, that the old man must be a suicide bomber and the shout of "Allahu akbar" meant he, and they, were about to meet their maker. The bus driver pumped the brakes and the passengers fled screaming in all directions. "

A guy stoned on drugs is driving his car when he's stopped by the traffic police enforcing the new traffic rules. "Why aren't you wearing your belt?" they ask him. "Because I'm not wearing any trousers," he replies.