The Detroit Red Wings foreign scout flies to Baghdad to
> watch a young Iraqi play hockey in the new American sponsored league, and
> is suitably impressed and arranges for him to come over to the US.
> Ken Holland signs him to a one year contract and the kid joins the team
> for the preseason. Two weeks later the Wings are down 4-0 to the
> Blackhawks
> with only 10 minutes left. Mike Babcock gives the young Iraqi the nod
> and he goes in. The kid is a sensation - scores 5 goals in 10 minutes and
> wins the game for the Wings! The fans are delighted, the players and
> coaches are delighted, and the media love the new star.
> When the player comes off the ice he phones his mom to tell her about his
> first day of NHL hockey. "Hello mom, guess what?"
> he says in an Iraqi accent. "I played for 10 minutes today, we were 4-0
> down, but I scored 5 goals and we won. Everybody loves me, the fans, the
> media,
> they all love me."
> "Wonderful," says his mom, "Let me tell you about my day. Your father got
> shot in the street and robbed, your sister and I were
> ambushed, raped and beaten, and your brother has joined a gang of looters,
> and all while you were having such great time."
> The young Iraqi is very upset. "What can I say mom, but I'm so sorry."
> "Sorry? You're Sorry?!" says his mom,"It's your fault we moved to
> Detroit in the first place!"
> watch a young Iraqi play hockey in the new American sponsored league, and
> is suitably impressed and arranges for him to come over to the US.
> Ken Holland signs him to a one year contract and the kid joins the team
> for the preseason. Two weeks later the Wings are down 4-0 to the
> Blackhawks
> with only 10 minutes left. Mike Babcock gives the young Iraqi the nod
> and he goes in. The kid is a sensation - scores 5 goals in 10 minutes and
> wins the game for the Wings! The fans are delighted, the players and
> coaches are delighted, and the media love the new star.
> When the player comes off the ice he phones his mom to tell her about his
> first day of NHL hockey. "Hello mom, guess what?"
> he says in an Iraqi accent. "I played for 10 minutes today, we were 4-0
> down, but I scored 5 goals and we won. Everybody loves me, the fans, the
> media,
> they all love me."
> "Wonderful," says his mom, "Let me tell you about my day. Your father got
> shot in the street and robbed, your sister and I were
> ambushed, raped and beaten, and your brother has joined a gang of looters,
> and all while you were having such great time."
> The young Iraqi is very upset. "What can I say mom, but I'm so sorry."
> "Sorry? You're Sorry?!" says his mom,"It's your fault we moved to
> Detroit in the first place!"
