Category: In the Middle East

NOMEN EST OMEN (The Middle East version)

For the inhabitants of a small, constricted country, the call of the open spaces has a special charm. Five Israelis decided to make a trip to the Sinai Desert. They all piled into a Renault car and drove south until they reached the Egyptian Border. They presented their passports, with visas duly stamped and expected to be waved on. Instead, the border guard bent down to the car window and in a stern voice said:

“One of you will have to get out!”

“But why?” - wondered the tourists.

“There are five of you in a Renault 4, that’s one too many.”

The Israelis could not manage to convince the guard that the name of the car has no connection to the number passengers permitted to ride in it. Even the insurance policy, which stated “carries five passengers”, did not make him change his mind. In the end the Israelis asked:

“May we speak with your superior officer?”

“You may not. He is having an argument with a couple who arrived in a Fiat Uno.”

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