Top Ten Excuses of the American Taliban Guy


From the December 12 Late Show with David Letterman. Copyright 2001 by Worldwide Pants, Inc.

10. Terrorist training camps look a lot nicer in the brochure.

9. I didn't join the Taliban, I was interning for the Taliban.

8. I lost a Super Bowl bet.

7. Dazzled by the Taliban commercials that aired during one of Kathie Lee's Ramadan specials.

6. What kid doesn't grow up dreaming of being the next Mullah Omar?

5. Al Qaeda? Oh man, I thought I was fighting for Ralph Nader.

4. Since when is fighting against your country with an evil terrorist regime considered treason?

3. Got tired of wearing clean clothes and not getting shot at.

2. Like you've never joined an international terrorist ring!

1. Oh, I thought this was a paintball game.

(This list courtesy of the Media Research Center.)

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