A Joke

A wealthy sheikh walks into his business manager’s office excited about an idea he’s come up with that he’s convinced will revolutionize the distribution of oil.
The business manager, after listening intently to the plan, leans forward in his chair and shakes his head, frowning. “Frankly”—he looks the sheikh right in the eye—“I think it’s a lousy idea.”
"But why?” the sheik asks, clearly a bit shaken by the rebuke.
"Well, first of all,” the business manager says, “your profit’s all wrong --”
At which point the sheikh pulls out a scimitar and lops off the infidel dog’s lying head.

• Courtesy of Jeff Goldstein