A little British humor for your reading enjoyment

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BBC News

Muslim suicide bombers in Britain are set to begin a three-day strike on Monday
in a dispute over the number of virgins they are entitled to in the afterlife.
Emergency talks with Al Qaeda have so far failed to produce an agreement.

The unrest began last Tuesday when Al Qaeda announced that the number of virgins
a suicide bomber would receive after his death would be cut by 25% this February
from 72 to 60. A company spokesman said increases in recent years in the number
of suicide bombings have resulted in a shortage of virgins in the afterlife.

The suicide bombers' union, the British Organization of Occupational Martyrs (
or B.O.O.M. ) responded with a statement saying the move was unacceptable to its
members and called for strike vote. General Secretary Abdullah Amir told the
press, "Our members are literally working themselves to death in the cause of
Jihad. We don't ask for much in return, but to be treated like this is like a
kick in the teeth".

Speaking from his shed in Tipton in the West Midlands, Al Qaeda chief executive
Osama bin Laden explained, "I sympathize with our workers' concerns, but Al
Qaeda is simply not in a position to meet their demands. They are simply not
accepting the realities of modern-day Jihad in a competitive marketplace. Thanks
to Western depravity, there is now a chronic shortage of virgins in the
afterlife. It's a straight choice between reducing expenditures or laying people
off. I don't like cutting benefits, but I'd hate to have to tell 3,000 of my
staff that they won't be able to blow themselves up."

Spokespersons for the union in the North East of England, Ireland, Wales, and
the entire Australian continent stated that the change would not hurt their
membership as there are few virgins in their areas anyway.

According to some industry sources, the recent drop in the number of suicide
bombings has been attributed to the emergence of Scottish singing star, Susan
Boyle. Many Muslim jihadists now know what a virgin looks like and have
reconsidered their benefit packages.

quote:

According to some industry sources, the recent drop in the number of suicide
bombings has been attributed to the emergence of Scottish singing star, Susan
Boyle. Many Muslim jihadists now know what a virgin looks like and have
reconsidered their benefit packages.

IMO, that's the best part of the joke.

George