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From: jsl@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (John Lundberg)
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Subject: A dignified affair
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Date: 8 Jun 89 07:20:08 GMT
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Comment on the Ayatollah's funeral in Tehran (wherein the corpse of the
dead religious leader was apparently tossed to the ground by frenzied
mourners trying to get a piece of his burial shroud to keep as a relic:

"It was a dignified affair, by Iranian standards."

(from Steve Hanson, DJ on Pittsburgh's WMYG)

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Original:

Q: What's the differnce between an Iranian funeral and an English soccer
match?

A: They sell beer at an English soccer match.
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