posted 11-09-2001 10:51 AM            

Some Cajuns heard that Saddam Hussein was going to help Osama bin Laden
And they decided, "This is WAR"!!

Saddam Hussein was sitting in his bunker when his telephone rang.

"Hallo! Mr. Hussein," a heavily accented voice said. "This is Boudreaux
down at the Fred's lounge in Mamou, Looziannah. I'm callin' to told you dat we
be officially declarin' war on you!"

"Well, Boudreaux, Saddam replied, "This is indeed important news!
How big is your army?"

"Rat now," said Boudreaux, (hesitating) "there is me, my cousin Thibedeaux,
my nex door neighbor Justain, and the whole bunch from the bar. Dat makes
us eight!"

Saddam paused, "I must tell you, Boudreaux, that I have one million men
In my army waiting to move on my command."

"Woo-eee!" said Boudreaux. "I gots to call you back later!"
Sure enough, the next day, Boudreaux called again. "Mr. Hussein, the war
Is still on! We got us some war equipment!"

"And what equipment would that be, Boudreaux?" Saddam asked.

"Well, we got us two combines, a dozer, and a farm tractor."

Saddam sighed, "I must tell you, Boudreaux, that I have 16,000 tanks and
14,000 armoured personnel carriers. Also, I' ve increased my army to
1-1/2million since we last spoke."

"I-yee!" said Boudreaux. "I gots to get back to you later."
Sure enough, Boudreaux rang again the next day. "Mr. Hussein, da war
Still be on! We got ourselves some airborne! We've took Marcell's crop duster
An we put us a shotgun in the cockpit, and Hebert gots out of jail today and
He is gonna join our army too!"

Saddam was silent for a minute and then cleared his throat. "I must tell
you, Boudreaux, that I have 10,000 bombers and 20,000 fighter planes. My
military complex is surrounded by laser-guided, surface-to-air missile
sites. And since we last spoke, I've increased my army to TWO MILLION!"

"Ah-yie-yie!", screams Boudreaux, "I gots ta call you back later."
Sure enough, Boudreaux calls again the next day. "Bon jour, Sad-damn!
I'm sorry I gots to toll you dat we is callin' off dis war."

"I'm sorry to hear that," said Saddam. "Why the sudden change of heart?"

"Well," said Boudreaux, we all had a long talk at the bar an Sheriff
Broussard he say no way he's gonna feed no two million prisoners."

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