An old Persian joke Long ago, there lived a poor peasant in the Persian Empire. The man had, some years before, lost his luck. His wife died, his meager wealth ebbed further away, and the poor peasant was on the verge of starvation. Realizing his life was growing grim, he decided that he would find his luck out there in the world and take it back. Packing what little belongings he had, the man set out on a quest to find his missing luck. As he walked through a large, open plain, he stumbled upon…

I asked a poor pirate why he had a seagull on his shoulder instead of a proper parrot. ""Arrrr...it were on sail.'

Benny and the Urn - A shaggy dog story with a moral. Here's my embellished version of a joke I learned when I was a kid. I swear to god there's no loch ness monster. **Benny and the Urn** Once upon a time a man named Benny was living in ancient Mesopotamia. A miner by trade, one day he discovered a secret cavern filled with jewels, gold, and piled high with priceless artifacts. The floor was covered with golden jars, urns that were formed from solid gold. They were each the size of a man's heart…

A man has spent many days crossing the desert without water. His camel has died of thirst. He's crawling through the sands certain that he has breathed his last when all of a sudden he sees a shiny object sticking out of the sand several yards ahead of him. He crawls to the object pulls it out of the sand and discovers what looks to be an ash tray from an old car. He opens it and out pops a genie.... But this is no ordinary genie. He is wearing a polka dot bow tie and a plaid sport coat. The…