Punchline Poll: The Afghan Classroom

It’s Punchline Poll time! May the best punchline win! The rules are simple:

1. Read the joke
2. Pick your favorite punchline
3. Winning punchline advances to next week’s joke!

NOTE: Because of the holiday, this poll is open until THURSDAY NIGHT. Vote early, vote often …

This week’s joke is called “The Afghan Classroom”:

The little schoolhouse in western Afghanistan was abuzz with news of Obama’s speech about the country. The teacher, Mr. Massoud, said America was sending thousands of new troops to Afghanistan. “The Americans won’t give up,” he said. “Their country is broke; their electorate is divided; their military is overextended; and they haven’t learned bupkis about our culture despite having been here for eight years … on the other hand, Jesus loves ‘em, so maybe their tenacity will pay off.” (Nobody knew what ‘tenacity’ meant, but whatever.) Mr. Massoud noticed little Hamid waving his hand in the back of the room. “Yes, Hamid, you have something to add?” Hamid stood up from his desk, cleared his throat, and said, “Teacher, I have just one thing to say: _____________________”

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