Please note that some of the jokes might get lost in translation since certain jokes is funnier in Kurdish.
This story set's while Saddam was still in power.
An iranian, turk and an iraqi kurd are sitting in a "cha xhana" and conversating, when the iranian suddenly says "You know Iran has the best doctors in the world?" Yeah? Says the turk and the kurd. "Yupp" the iranian goes on "Once in Iran a man lost his arm in a car accident, the doctors rebuilt his arm and now he's the best basketball player in Iran". "That's nothing" says the turk "once in Turkey a man lost his leg in a factory . The doctors rebuilt his leg and now he's the best soccer player in Turkey". The kurd finishes his tea and says "That's nothing compared to a man in Iraq. He once got his head chopped off in a lumber accident. The doctors put a donkey's head on his body and now he's the president of Iraq"
This story is also set during the Baath regime.
The educational minister of Iraq pays a televised visit to an elementary school to boost morale among the teachers and students and to be used for propagandic purposes. While he's there he visit's a second grade class who made these drawing of various animals. On one paper he noticed that a child has drawn a bunch of elephants with wings, flying above the ground. He asks who drew this. And a small girl comes forward and said that she drew it. And he says "Little child. Don't you know elephants can't fly? What pathetic moron told you that elephants can fly?". The teacher in the class room takes the minister to the side and whispers to him "Sir, President Saddam was here a week ago and he was joking around with the kids, saying elephants can fly." The minister, realizing that he just insulted his superior in live broadcasting, panics and yells out "Little girl! Elephants can fly, but not that high!"
