The BBC has BBC posted some funnies from Iraq

– A guy stoned on drugs is driving his car when he’s stopped by the traffic police enforcing the new traffic rules. “Why aren’t you wearing your belt?” they ask him. “Because I’m not wearing any trousers,” he replies.

– A guy with cross-eyes volunteers to join a militia group. They assign him to the random bombing unit.

– A Jordanian finds a magic lamp. A genie appears and asks him what is his heart’s desire. “Send all these Iraqi refugees back across the border,” the man says. “Why?” asks the genie. “Whatever have we done to you?”

Cute, but the following is some classic security humor that might just show up in a presentation or two:

The other day, a colleague went to the computer market in the centre of Baghdad. When he got back he told us he had been scared stiff.

As he walked among the stalls, a taxi screeched to a halt and three men plus the driver leapt from the vehicle.

Everyone scattered in panic, thinking it was bound to be a car bomb and the men were about to detonate it by remote control. Chaos followed.

It turned out the men had simply stopped their car in a no-parking zone and were hurrying to do their shopping before the traffic police showed up.

Benefit of security #452: faster shopping