March 8, 2003

Donation box

There is joke about these boxes which are to collect donations for the poor. It's based on the fact that God will protect us if we donate to them. But someone who had donated in one of those boxes but got hit by a car afterwards, warns a passenger who tries to drop a coin into it: "Hey, don't do it! It's broken, use another one." (It's actually funny in Persian you know)
Update: Revised it thanks to Ahmad

Posted by hoder at March 8, 2003 2:51 AM

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btw - i am a really great admirer of the iranian rock band "o hum" - i've downloaded all their songs from the website. but i see that the site is no longer working, and i read the reports about members of the group leaving for canda. i hope they are all well and that they will be able to continue their fantastic creativity.
- By: charlie b. on March 13, 2003

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well, i thought it was a very funny joke. thank you for the photo and the translation. (it would be similar if someone wrote a similar comment (after a similar experience) next to a relic or the statue of a saint in a Roman Catholic church.) it shows of popular scepticism about essentially superstitious ideas, and a mocking but not savage irony in the humour of the comment.
- By: charlie b. on March 13, 2003

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:D
- By: رسا on March 9, 2003

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Dear Hossein, I have created an English weblog to explain Iranian Culture and today's life, It will be such great if I could have your support to introduce it to the people who are interested. Best Regards, H.Aghvami
- By: Aghvami on March 9, 2003

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It is wishing well. I call them Iranian Iron beggars!! Hey man!! give us more interesting pictures. Maybe Traffic in Tehran would be interesting for foreigners. Go on
- By: Iman on March 9, 2003

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oh .. no! .. this is the hand of god! ..:)
- By: erfan's father! on March 8, 2003

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agaa joon akharesh bayad basheh its out of order, yani in kaar nemikoneh, digeh rozeh khooni ham nadaareh, felan
- By: bhy on March 8, 2003

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Please don't translate persian jokes more than this.
- By: Keivan on March 8, 2003

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Dear Hossein, The joke ends in this way: "Hey, don't do it! It's out of the order. Try another one."
- By: ahmad on March 8, 2003

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her her her, aghaie derakhshan man kolan kheilei chakeretam vali khodaii in postetoon kheili khonako chert bood, kharejaki haro chi farz mikonin ke inja inghadr *&^ sher minevisin akhe, albate oon avval goftam ke man be tore koli kheili chakeretam o kolan ba neveshtehat hal mikonam.
- By: A friend on March 8, 2003

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boro khodeto maskhare kon
- By: abc on March 8, 2003

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:):)
- By: zahra on March 8, 2003

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March 8, 2003

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