Indian Humour....

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Here's a pretty good example of Native American humour - I hope you like it ^_^

A wandering Jesuit missionary was strolling through the wilderness, when he came upon the shore of a murky pond, and three Ojibwa-Cree guys setting about to canoe out onto the pond to do some fishing. So, he figured he'd befriend these people, seeing it a good opportunity to strike up a conversation to spread the "good word", and educate these 'heathens', right proper (yeah, right.... whatever).

These tribesmen were patient and polite enough with this pale intruder, speaking with him while they chose what gear to bring into the canoe with them, and what gear to leave ashore, despite the distraction.

Finally, they told him that they really should get on fishing, and that if he wanted to continue this conversation, quietly, then he could go along with them in the canoe while they fished.

He agreed, and went along.

They all cast off, and paddled out to a certain murky spot not too far off from shore.

The Jesuit started talking about all the miracles performed by Jesus Christ.... turning water into wine, multiplying fishes and loaves, walking on water....

Along about then, hearing this last bit mentioned, one of the fishermen had suddenly realized that he had left his favourite fishing basket ashore.... so, much to the amazement of the priest, he got up, stepped out of the canoe, and walked across the muddy water over to the shore to get it. Upon finding what he had forgotten, he walked back, stepped into the canoe, and sat down.

Just then, another of them had realized that he had left his smoking pipe ashore, and stepped out of the canoe, walked ashore, and came back with it. The Jesuit was slack-jawed with awe.

Finally, the last of the three tribesmen had remembered that he had left his pouch of jerky and berries ashore, walked across the water to get it, got it, and came back across the water and into the canoe.

The missionary had just about all he could stand. Here he was, trying to 'educate' these people about the miracles of the son of God - and there they were, walking on water right in front of him. He figured if these 'Godless heathens' could do it, then he himself certainly could. After all, in the bible, Peter did it too.... with faith.

So he quickly rose right up in the canoe, loudly announced that he was off to take a leak, stepped right out of the canoe, and sunk straight down like a big, heavy rock into the muddy water.

The three guys in the canoe, surprised by this, just looked at eachother confusedly, laughing hard, not knowing why this person suddenly did such a silly, stupid thing.

When the priest came up for air, he was infuriated - he shouted out, "If you heathen fools can walk on water, why in God's name can't I, a man of God?!?!"

One of the others in the canoe looked at him, smiled a big, toothy grin, and said, "There are some large rocks over here that are just under the surface of the water.... you did not step on any of them".

Hehe.... see y'all next time ^_^

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