I thought this was funny

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>An Italian, a German and an Australian football fan were arrested in a

>small Arabian state when they were caught pi**ing on a religious

>building after an all night drinking binge.

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>The trio have to face up to the local sultan and are dished out the

>typical punishment for religious desecration - 20 lashes of the whip to

>the back.?But the Sultan was a big football fan so he kindly granted

>them two wishes each -but they were not allowed to reduce the number of

>lashes or the type of punishment.

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>The Italian says " Well we are the World Champions so I go first. I want

>the pleasure of a beer and a pillow. " The Sultan grants his wishes.

>With a wide grin the Italian drinks his beer and binds the pillow to his

naked back.

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>But after 10 lashes the pillow falls apart and he has to painfully

>endure the remaining 10 lashes which leave deep welt marks on his back.

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>The German saw all this and spends a few minutes thinking before

>smiling.

> " I would like to have two pillows for my back " . The Sultan thinks about

>the uniqueness of the wishes but decides to grant it given he has used

>up his two wishes in one go.

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>However after 15 lashes of the whip both pillows have fallen apart and

>the German has to painfully endure the remaining 5 lashes which leave

>deep welt marks on his back.

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>The Australian is grinning from ear to ear and mutters something under

>his breath about a bull**** penalty. " Ok my first wish is to double the

>number of lashes to 40. "

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>There is stunned silence in the hall. The Italian, German and Sultan

>are a little surprised at the first wish but then remember the strong

>fighting performance the Aussies put up during the World Cup in Germany

>2006. The Italian and German look at each other and nod in admiration

>-obviously this Aussie wants to show how tough he is.

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>The Sultan asks the Aussie for his second wish. " Tie the Italian to my

>back " he replies.