And many writers have imagined for themselves republics and principalities that have never been seen or known to exist in reality; for there is such a gap between how one lives and how one ought to live that anyone who abandons what is done for what ought to be done learns his ruin rather than his preservation: for a man who wishes to profess goodness at all times will come to ruin among so many who are not good. -- Niccolo Machiavelli
The Top 10 Reasons Sesame Street Never Caught On With The Palestinians
by Laurence Simon & John Hawkins
10) People couldn't understand why Snuffleupagus didn't have any humps.
9) Grover was stoned to death after someone claimed he was a spy for the Mossad.
8) Bert and Ernie defile Islam with their obvious homosexual perversity.
7) Palestinian Grouch rumored to have sold his trash to Jews. Killed as a collaborator!
6) Cookie Monster spent too much time eating cookies and not enough time teaching kids how to make molotov cocktails to throw at tanks.
5) The Tickle Me Elmo dolls didn't come with the popular "suicide bomber accessory kit."
4) Big Bird captured and eaten by Hizbollah terrorists.
3) Linda and Maria refused to wear their burkahs.
2) Kermit the Frog was live on the scene with a Muppet News Flash, but was then beaten by Hamas extremists for airing unfavorable coverage of Jihadist killers.
1) Lessons of friendship and understanding took valuable time away from suicide bomber pre-school homework.
