A Texan, a Frenchman and an Israeli are on a plane flying over the Pacific Ocean when the engines stop functioning. The plane crash lands on a Pacific Island and the three are immediately captured by a tribe of cannibals and taken to their village.
The Chief tells the three captives that these cannibals are civilized and they have a custom on their island that before they eat anyone, they grant that person his or her last wishes, no matter what they are.
He asks the Texan, “What is your last wish?” The Texan replies: “I want a 2 inch thick steak with all the trimmings, Cajun fries and a case of Budweiser Beer.” The Chief motions to some of his tribesmen who immediately runs into the jungle and come back with the steak, the fries and the beer. The Texan eats his meal and he is thrown in the cooking pot.
The Frenchman is asked: “What is your last wish?” He replies: “I would like a case of Dom Perignon and I would also like a big plate of escargots cooked in the French manner.” The Chief motions to his tribesmen who immediately rushes off into the jungle and bring back everything the Frenchman asked for. He eats and drinks his fill, and he is then thrown in the cooking pot.
The Chief turns to the Israeli and asks, “And what is your wish?” The Israeli looks the Chief squarely in the eyes and replies: “I want you to kick me as hard as you can.” The Chief is bewildered and asks the Israeli again, only to receive the same reply. “I want you to kick me as hard as you can.”
The Chief shrugs his shoulders, asks the Israeli to turn around, and kicks him as hard as he can. With that, the Israeli pulls out a gun and kills the Chief and all of the other cannibals. The Texan and the Frenchman get out of the pot, look at the Israeli and say: “If you had that gun why did not you do anything sooner?”
The Israeli replies: “What? And risk being condemned by the UN, the European Union, and the US State Department for overreacting to insufficient provocation?”
Ok, so by now most people would have heard the news that Mel Gibson was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol last week. Now, I know that this is now last weeks news, but I haven’t been online at all, so I am now taking the chance to write a post about this event.
Once Mel was in police custody, he started into a barrage of anti-semitic abuse (not to mention his reference to a female police officer as “sugar tits”). Among Gibson’s attacks on the Jews was “Fucking Jews. . . . The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.” Gibson then asked a deputy, “Are you a Jew?” Great, this from a guy that tried his best to start a cultural war between American Jews and Christians over his film The Passion in an attempt to cash in on the benefits and marketing that the ensuing debating caused.
The film was a top box office seller in anti-semitic Muslim and Arab nations….and not because they care a lick about Christianity.  They simply hate the Jews, just like Mel Gibson. They blow themselves up to become martyrs and he makes “movies” and engages on drunken tirades.
So now we hear what he really thinks about Jews, when the alcohol made his thoughts flow free, without any publicists or handlers nearby to cleanse them. Now more than ever, in a time when anti-semitism is at it’s highest since World War II, do the Jewish people deserve an apology from him for his outbursts. He has apologised to the police that arrested him (presumably that includes “sugar tits”), but there was no specific apology to the Jewish people that he has defamed and attacked. I won’t hold my breath to hear one though.
Here is the text of his apology:
“After drinking alcohol on Thursday night, I did a number of things that were very wrong and for which I am ashamed. I drove a car when I should not have, and was stopped by the LA County Sheriffs. The arresting officer was just doing his job and I feel fortunate that I was apprehended before I caused injury to any other person. I acted like a person completely out of control when I was arrested, and said things that I do not believe to be true and which are despicable. I am deeply ashamed of everything I said. Also, I take this opportunity to apologize to the deputies involved for my belligerent behavior. They have always been there for me in my community and indeed probably saved me from myself. I disgraced myself and my family with my behavior and for that I am truly sorry. I have battled with the disease of alcoholism for all of my adult life and profoundly regret my horrific relapse. I apologize for any behavior unbecoming of me in my inebriated state and have already taken necessary steps to ensure my return to health.”
I recently received an e-mail to let me know that three of my photos have been selected as finalist entries to appear in a new online guide for Manchester. The photos are these:
     
     
I was really chuffed to get the e-mail and, although I don’t win anything if they get selected to appear, it’s still really cool to have photos published 