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NO JOKES IN ISLAM

The Ayatollah Khomeini:

“There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.”

You can say that again, Mr Frowny:

Muslims in Cambridge have demanded a public apology from a student who printed anti-Islamic material in a magazine.

The material included a cartoon depicting the prophet Mohammed which sparked worldwide outrage last year when it was published in Denmark. It is thought this is the first time the cartoon has appeared in a publication in England.

Poor old England. The teenager who ran the cartoon is now on the run himself, presumably terrified of Humour Stasi reprisals.

Posted by Tim B. on 02/11/2007 at 11:40 AM
  1. 8=^(
    The Prophet cries when you make a joke.

    Posted by andycanuck on 2007 02 11 at 11:55 AM • permalink

  2. “There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.” - Ayatollah Khomeini

    “Don’t go away angry.  Just; Just go away.” - Stitch Jones; ‘The Ayatollah of Rock and Rollah!’ - Heartbreak Ridge ‘86

    Posted by The_Wizard_of_WOZ on 2007 02 11 at 11:56 AM • permalink

  3. #1 “(Mohamed) cries when you make a joke.”

    A Priest, a Rabbi and a Reverend walk into a bar;
    The barman says: “What is this? A Joke?”
    (BOOM boom, tssh)

    Two men walk into a bar, which is odd, you’d think the second guy would have ducked…
    (BOOM boom, tssh)

    John Kerry walks into a bar, the Barman says: Why the long face?
    (BOOM boom tssh)

    Its late, tell someone who cares…

    Posted by The_Wizard_of_WOZ on 2007 02 11 at 12:03 PM • permalink

  4. “There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.”

    Well you see, THE joke IS, Islam. A “serious” joke, but a joke none the less.

    Posted by El Cid on 2007 02 11 at 12:03 PM • permalink

  5. “There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.”

    Well, that’s a lie.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2007 02 11 at 12:15 PM • permalink

  6. There’s a lot that makes Muslims :( isn’t there?

    Posted by PW on 2007 02 11 at 12:16 PM • permalink

  7. And I assure you, the file that the Stasi kept on my grandpa is at least twice as funny as anything that Khomeini came up with.

    Posted by PW on 2007 02 11 at 12:20 PM • permalink

  8. I went straight to the source, and checked with The Imam. As you all know, he heads up the Fatwa Department. I searched on jokes and found the following gem:

    It has been proven in many Ahaadith that Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) joked with the Sahabah. But it has also been prohibited to joke. In Tirmidhi, a narration of Hadhrat ibn Abbaas (Radhiallaahu Anhu) is reported wherein it has been prohibited to joke. Imam Nawawiy (RA) has reconciled between these two types of Hadith in this manner and said that excessive joking which will result in the heart becoming hard or keeps one away from the rememberance of Allah Ta’ala, or it may lessen the dignity and degrade one. All these will be included in the prohibition.

    So if they tell jokes it would make them hard-hearted and undignified?

    Posted by ErnieG on 2007 02 11 at 12:20 PM • permalink

  9. Oo!  Here’s some more

    h/t Instapundit

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2007 02 11 at 12:29 PM • permalink

  10. No fun? Why just last night I was in a Muslim strip joint featuring full facial nudity.

    Posted by Brentbo on 2007 02 11 at 12:47 PM • permalink

  11. Link

    Forget the title, just watch the Arab shoot an elephant gun with a bad stance, you’ll laugh if you don’t shoot, if you do, you may laugh so hard you’ll cry, I know I did…

    P.S. look for the door with the broken glass.

    Allah Akbar!

    Posted by The_Wizard_of_WOZ on 2007 02 11 at 12:55 PM • permalink

  12. #10, Full facial nudity; last weekend i was at a bucks night where we were having tequila slammers from the chest of a Californian hottie.  We’re about 12,000 miles away from Cali, I love America!

    If thats what you call imperialism, bring it ON!

    Posted by The_Wizard_of_WOZ on 2007 02 11 at 12:59 PM • permalink

  13. “There are no jokes in Islam.”

    Guess they didn’t have mirrors in Iran.  Too bad.  The assahola missed out on seeing the biggest joke in Islam.

    Posted by Dave Surls on 2007 02 11 at 01:04 PM • permalink

  14. “There’s a lot that makes Muslims :( isn’t there?”

    They’ll be a lot happier once their culture discovers the purpose of toilet paper.

    Same deal with the French and soap.

    Posted by Dave Surls on 2007 02 11 at 01:10 PM • permalink

  15. Calling an imam Mr Frowny has been known to elicit fatwas.
    Nine out of ten imams prefer to be referred to as Mr Serious-Bottom.

    Posted by Mike_W on 2007 02 11 at 01:21 PM • permalink

  16. There are no jokes in Islam:

    Two Muslims walk into a bar.
    BOOM

    If there are no jokes in Islam, what’s this “Koran” thing they keep waving around?

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 02 11 at 01:40 PM • permalink

  17. And of course, some Islam Jokes are timeless…

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 02 11 at 01:43 PM • permalink

  18. The “self-igniting flag-burning muslim” is indeed a classic slapstick act.

    Posted by Dave Surls on 2007 02 11 at 02:01 PM • permalink

  19. And let’s not forget the classic comedy routines performed by honorary muslims.

    Who can forget the gales of laughter elicited by Rachel Corrie’s “minuet with a bulldozer in the key of she’s flat”?

    Posted by Dave Surls on 2007 02 11 at 02:09 PM • permalink

  20. #3 LOL, Wiz. (You’re on today, man.)

    Posted by andycanuck on 2007 02 11 at 02:09 PM • permalink

  21. There is no humor in Islam.  But look for soto voce remarks.  Droll but lofty religion.

    Posted by rhhardin on 2007 02 11 at 02:28 PM • permalink

  22. Islam is the joke.

    Posted by Srekwah on 2007 02 11 at 02:49 PM • permalink

  23. #20, I can think of a lot more, but thems the only ones that would pass muster on this family oriented site.

    Last one that wont get Andrea to throw me out:

    Little Johnny goes back to school on the first day after the Christmas holidays.

    The teacher asks what everyone did on their holidays.

    Little Johnny says “Miss, Miss!”

    The teacher says: “Yes Johnny, what did you do on your holidays?”

    Little Johnny: “Miss we shoved a fire cracker up a cats arse.”

    Teacher (red faced) “Rectum Johnny Rectum.”

    Little Johnny:  “Sure did miss, it blew his arse off!”

    BOOM boom Tssh!

    Posted by The_Wizard_of_WOZ on 2007 02 11 at 03:43 PM • permalink

  24. When the Taliban were first rising to power, I travelled through northern Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan.  The one thing that struck me was the public lack of joy, of music and of humour. 

    In private, everyone was much more forthcoming, even cracking a few jokes with us foreigners, but in public you really had to watch your step. On one occasion, I heard a stream of plaintive music from far up in the hills.  It sounded so sad and lonely.  I’ve never forgotten it.

    Islam in its fundamentalist form is surely doomed.  People do need to laugh.

    Posted by ann j on 2007 02 11 at 05:13 PM • permalink

  25. “When the Taliban were first rising to power…”

    I’ll bet their mood hasn’t improved any.

    Posted by Dave Surls on 2007 02 11 at 06:48 PM • permalink

  26. “There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.”

    That’s one excuse that Keysar Trad won’t be able to use again the next time the mufti of Australia launches into an attack on the country that took him in. Leaves him with just misunderstood and misquoted again.

    Posted by Contrail on 2007 02 11 at 07:33 PM • permalink

  27. Hey, this could be the weapon that wins us the war! Surrender, ayatollah, or we’ll bring on the lightbulb jokes!

    Posted by Tungsten Monk on 2007 02 11 at 08:09 PM • permalink

  28. Damnation! My plans to open a chain of comedy clubs across the middle east are in tatters!

    Oh well, I’ll have to rejig the plans to make them wine bars or strip joints.

    Posted by Penguin on 2007 02 11 at 08:49 PM • permalink

  29. Or libraries, Penguin.

    Posted by andycanuck on 2007 02 11 at 09:09 PM • permalink

  30. Says it all about the religion.

    Mohum-idiot was a real prophet dumb dumb with delusional followers.

    Any wonder the Jews don’t like them in the Middle East, and now we’re stuck with them, even the “peaceful” (what the?? buddah is better at that) people-hyphens. You see why Europe is in turmoil when they re-designing the function of humanity.

    Posted by 1.618 on 2007 02 11 at 09:58 PM • permalink

  31. “I’m actually shocked that intelligent people know how offensive this cartoon is and that they have decided to reprint it in such a horrible manner. It’s disgusting.”


    Why? It wasn’t printed in pigshit ink was it?

    Love their evident decision to not riot and yet still that student needs to hide.
    Catastrophising idiots.

    Posted by carpefraise on 2007 02 11 at 11:20 PM • permalink

  32. Monk, I like your idea. Imagine helicopters hovering over Tehran, broadcasting jokes over their loudspeakers. Why, the imams’ heads would explode, like the Martians who heard Slim Whitman singing!

    Posted by Urbs in Horto on 2007 02 11 at 11:38 PM • permalink

  33. carpe, did you hear the one about Mohammed and the nine-year-old girl? Well, neither did I - but surely someone here can add a good punch line to that little tale.

    Posted by Urbs in Horto on 2007 02 11 at 11:40 PM • permalink

  34. #33 yeah, he dumped her for a younger wife

    Posted by larrikin on 2007 02 11 at 11:53 PM • permalink

  35. Miserable Muslims, a mate of mine has Muslims living in his street you never hear their children laughing only screaming.  Maybe Uncle Moh. is sitting them on his knee.

    Posted by Howzat on 2007 02 12 at 03:17 AM • permalink

  36. I have also read an article on the same thing in a previous edition of the same newspaper.  How bizarre the Brits behave these days.  What a lot of soft cocks.  What the student has published as religous satire is now termed by all quoted in the article as either racist, abhorrent and making people utterly distraught and disgusted.  The Student Union President says sorry.  And a College spokeswoman says the college is open and inclusive, and the publication was distressful and abhorrent.  The guest editor will not only be fired, the publication has lost its college funding, and the same student will be disciplined.  Remember this is a college newspaper, and a special on religous satire.  I saw a lot of questionable, some interesting, and some crap stuff in my college days in Honi Soit and Tharunka.  I don’t think there is a comparison.

    What’s happened to Uni students these days?

    Posted by Stevo on 2007 02 12 at 07:23 AM • permalink

  37. #5 RebeccaH:
    How did you stumble across that gem called the Crazy Mullah Dance?  If the Muslims don’t want the laugh at that with me, that’s their problem.  Funny.

    Posted by Stevo on 2007 02 12 at 07:27 AM • permalink

  38. #16

    Shouldn’t that be
    Two muslims almost walk into a bar…
    BOOM-BOOM.

    Posted by kae on 2007 02 12 at 08:11 AM • permalink

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