Struwwelpeter: Some interesting facts about Israel

SOME interesting noises are coming out of the ANC: Zuma will never be fired for corruption or anything else.

However, his health is apparently not what it should be, hence his recent trip to Russia to “rest”. Wonder why he rests in Russia – are things too hot in South Africa?

There is also talk of his retiring for health reasons before his term is up.

Strruwwelpeter doesn’t care how they play it – as long as Zuma goes. ASAP please.

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Some interesting facts about Israel:

Israel’s population is half the size of Metro New York City. Israel has only 2% of the population of the Middle East; nevertheless it has the highest ratio of university degrees per capita in the world.

It also has the highest number of engineers and scientists who produce more scientific papers per capita than any other nation in the world – by a large margin. Israel has the highest number of physicians per capita in the world.

Israel is the only country in the Middle East where the Christian population has grown over the past 50 years. It is also the only country in the Middle East where Christians, Muslims and Jews are all free to vote.

Israel is the only country in the Middle East where women enjoy full political rights.

Israel was the first Middle Eastern country to launch a satellite, the Ofek 1, on September 19, 1988.

Israel has the largest fleet of F-16 aircraft outside of the US.

Despite all of the above, of 175 UN Security Council resolutions passed before 1990, 97 were directed against Israel. Of the 690 UN General Assembly resolutions voted on after 1990, 429 were directed against Israel.

This, for protecting its people and its land from continual attacks from the surrounding Arab nations who have sworn to destroy it.

Thanks LL

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At a wine merchant’s warehouse the regular taster died and the director started looking for a new one to hire. He posted a sign at the entrance to the building: “Experienced wine taster needed immediately”

An old man, drunk and with a ragged dirty jacket and smelling of last night’s rounds, went into the building to apply for the position.

Aghast at his appearance, the director wondered how to send him away but, to be fair, he gave him a glass of wine to taste. The old man held the glass up to his left eye, tilted his head toward incoming sunlight and studied the contents looking through the glass.

He then took a sip and said, “It’s a Southern California Muscat, three years old, grown on a north slope, matured in steel containers. Somewhat low-grade but acceptable.”

“That’s correct,” said the boss. Glancing at his assistant, he said, “Another one, please.”

The old man took the goblet, full of a deep red liquid, stuck his nose into the glass, sniffed deeply and took a long slow sip, rolling his eyeballs in a circle.

He then looked at the director and said, “It’s a Cabernet Sauvignon, eight years old, south-western slope, oak barrels, matured at eight degrees. Requires three more years for the finest results.”

“Absolutely correct. A third glass,” said the director.

Receiving another glass, again, he eyed the crystal, took in a little bit of the aroma and sipped very softly. ”It’s a pinot blanc champagne, very high grade and exclusive,” said the drunk calmly.

The director was astonished and winked at his assistant to suggest something. She left the room and came back in with a wine glass half-full of urine. The old and man eyed it suspiciously, a colour he could not quite recall.

He took a sip, swishing it over his tongue and across his teeth, spit it out, and musing upward all the while.

“It’s a blonde, 26 years old, three months pregnant, and if I don’t get the job, I’ll name the father.”

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And now a home truth: Once, a group of 50 people were attending a seminar. The speaker announced than they would break into a group activity.

He gave each one a balloon and asked them to write their names on it using a marker pen.

All the balloons were collected and put in another room.

Next, the delegates were let into that room and asked to find their balloon within five minutes. Everyone was frantically searching for their name, colliding with each other, pushing around others and there was utter chaos.

At the end of five minutes no one had found their own balloon.

Each was then asked to randomly collect a balloon and give it to the person whose name was written on it. Within minutes everyone had their own balloon.

The speaker said: “This is happening in our lives. Everyone is frantically looking for happiness all around, not knowing where it is. Our happiness lies in the happiness of other people. Give them their happiness; you will get your own happiness. And this is the purpose of human life.”