From: redbar48@hotpotato.com   
      
   Iraqi Hockey Player   
      
   Toronto head coach sends scouts out around the world looking for a new   
   centre to hopefully help win the Stanley Cup for Toronto.   
      
   One of his scouts informs him of a young Iraqi centre who he thinks will   
   turn out to be a true superstar. So, Pat flies to Iraq to watch him play and   
   is suitably impressed and arranges for him to come over to the NHL.   
      
   Two weeks later, Toronto is down 4-0 at home against Montreal with only 8   
   minutes left. Pat gives the young Iraqi centre the nod to go on, and he puts   
   him on in place of Sundin.   
      
   The lad is a sensation, scores 5 goals in 8 minutes and wins the game for   
   Toronto. The fans are delighted, the players and coaches are delighted and   
   the media love the new star.   
      
   When he comes off the ice, he phones his Mum to tell her about his first day   
   in the NHL. "Hi Mum, guess what?" he says. "I played for 8 minutes today, we   
   were down 4-0 but I scored 5 goals and we won. Everybody loves me; the fans,   
   the players and the media, they all love me".   
      
   "Great," says his Mum, "let me tell you about my day. Your father got shot   
   in the street, your sister and I were raped and beaten and your brother has   
   joined a gang of looters, while you were having a great time".   
      
   The young lad is very upset. "What can I say, Mum, I'm so sorry".   
      
   Sorry!" says his Mum, "It's your damned fault that we moved to Toronto in   
   the first place!"   
      
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