Topic: Politically Incorrect Religious History

[Clive]

God went to the Arabs and said "I have Commandments for you, they will make your lives better."

"What are the Commandments?) asked the Arabs.

God replied "They are rules for living."

"Can you give us an example?"

God replied "Thou shall not kill."

"NOT KILL ??....We're not interested"


God then went to the Mexicans and said

"I have commandments."

The Mexicans also asked for an example and God replied .....

"Thou shall not steal."

"NOT STEAL ??....We're not interested."


God went to the French next and said

"I have commandments."

As with the Mexicans and the Arabs, the French asked for an example and God said "Thou shall not commit adultery."

"What !....NO ADULTERY ??....We're not interested."


Finally God went to the Jews and said

"I have commandments."

"Commandments ?" they said, "How much are they ?"

"They're free."

"FREE....?? We'll take ten....."

[Rik]

The first time I heard this joke was when it was told to me by the then Radio 2 DJ, Dave Cash, in a car on the way to Greenwich to record a voice over for me, in 1968. For those interested, his fee was £75.

[Clive]

That was a lot of money back then!   

[Rik]

Yup, but the project had a budget of £150K. (We were trying to sell Girobank to young people.)

I had to get special permission to buy and use blue flashing light of the kind used on police cars, and they had to be accounted for at the end of the exhibition.

[Simon]

Wasn't it a slightly different version of this that caused a lot of trouble the other day, Rik?   

[Rik]

Wasn't it just.