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AND MADE THE MISTAKE OF ASKING HIM HOW HE WAS FEELING," said the man.
76.
Mulla Nasrudin: "A pack of cigarettes, please."
Clerk: "Yes, Sir, regular or king size?"
Nasrudin: "King size."
Clerk: "Filter or plain?"
Nasrudin: "Filter."
Clerk: "Menthol or non-menthol?"
Nasrudin: "Non-menthol."
Clerk: "Pack or box?"
Nasrudin: "Box."
Clerk: "Turkish blend or -- "
Nasrudin: "FORGET IT PLEASE! I JUST GAVE UP THE HABIT!"
77.
Mulla Nasrudin limped into a doctor's office with a badly swollen ankle.
"Goodness, Man," said the doctor, after looking at Nasrudin's ankle, "how long has it been in this condition?"
"About three weeks," said the Mulla.
"Why, this ankle is broken," said the doctor. "Why didn't you come to me right away?"
"Well, I sort of hesitated," said the Mulla, "BECAUSE EVERY TIME I SAY ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH ME, MY WIFE INSISTS THAT I STOP SMOKING."
78.
Mulla Nasrudin called on the minister and told him a distressing story of poverty and misery in the neighborhood.
"This poor widow," said the Mulla, "with four starving children to feed, is sick in bed with no money for the doctor, and besides that she owes $100 rent for three months and is about to be evicted. I'm out trying to help raise the rent money. I wondered if you can help?"
"I certainly can," said the minister. "If you can give your time to this cause, so can I. By the way, who are you?"
"I AM THE LANDLORD," said Nasrudin.
79.
As usual, Mulla Nasrudin showed up for supper with dirty hands and a dirty face.
"Go wash up," his wife screamed at him. "Night after night I tell you. And night after night you always come to the table without washing. Why don't you ever do it without my shouting at you?"
"WELL," said the Mulla, "IT'S ALWAYS WORTH A TRY. WHO KNOWS? YOU MIGHT FORGET ONCE."
80.
The burglar was not only carrying a mean-looking gun, he also appeared to be drunk. "Get ready to die," he said to Mulla Nasrudin. "I am going to shoot you."
"Why shoot me?" asked the Mulla.
"I have always said
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