LibertyDefender Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Three men are aboard a sailing ship: a deist, a statesman, and a libertarian. They are meandering around the Pacific searching for an uncharted island to stake claim over. They become trapped in a storm and shipwrecked. They quickly discover this is a blessing in disguise as the island is uncharted, and set about using their tools in an attempt to locate precious metal deposits to claim. Unfortunately, though uncharted, the island is not without inhabitants. The native people find the three travelers, tie them to stakes and inform them: "To imbue our boats with your wandering spirits, we are to kill you, skin you and use your skin to seal our boats." The foreigners are horrified and protest. The indigenous inhabitants finally declare: "Alright fine! We will give you the dignity of choosing how you die. Will that suit you?" Seeing no choice, the foreigners agree. The natives start with the deist. He requests they bring him a sword. They do so and he cries out: "FOR MY GOD!" before plunging the blade into his chest. He is promptly dragged off. The statesman requests a pistol. "FOR MY COUNTRY!" he screams before shooting himself. He is carried away as well. The libertarian scowls and says: "Bring me a fork." The natives search the wreckage of the ship for hours and finally locate a fork and bring it back. They untie the libertarian who saunters off the post, snatches the fork, and proceeds to stab himself all over his body. As the natives look on in shock and horror he says: "Try making a boat out of this you morons."
Wesley Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 I'm not gonna lie, I laughed and then repeated this joke to some co-workers. However, I don't quite understand what being a libertarian has to do with the 3rd guy's actions. Regardless, it was still quite funny.
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