Comments on: A man, a pistol, a Guardian headline, nitpicking https://www.yourish.com/2007/08/19/3573 Cutting straight to the point Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:07:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: A Steve https://www.yourish.com/2007/08/19/3573/comment-page-1#comment-28004 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:07:32 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/08/19/3573#comment-28004 I’ve heard this joke in other contexts, but while searching for a copy online I accidentally found one precisely on point:

A man in Paris saw a pit bull attacking a toddler.
He killed the pit bull and saved the child’s life.
Reporters swarmed the fellow to cover the story….
“Tell us! What’s your name? All Paris will love you!
Tomorrow’s headline will be: ‘Parisian Hero Saves Girl from Vicious
Dog!'”

The man said, “But I’m not from Paris.”
Reporters: “That’s OK. Then the whole of France will love you, and tomorrow’s headline will read: ‘French Hero Saves Girl from Vicious Dog!'”

The man said, “I’m not from France, either.”
Reporters: “That’s OK also. All Europe will love you. Tomorrow’s
headlines will shout: ‘Europe’s Hero Saves Girl from Vicious Dog!'”

The man said, “I’m not from Europe, either.”
Reporters: “So, where ARE you from?”
The man said, “I’m from Israel.”
Reporters: “OK… Then tomorrow’s headlines
will proclaim to the world:

‘Vicious Jew Kills Family Pet!!!'”

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