MILWAUKEE – Citing himself as a proud patriot and staunch lover of the United States of America, local carpenter Ryan Barsamian assured reporters Monday that he will never forget the 9/11 joke he recently heard.
“That day will stick with me forever,” Barsamian said. “I remember being glued to the television, watching a Frasier marathon, when Gary leaned over and told me that joke.”
Like so many other Americans, Barsamian is sickened to see more and more people forgetting 9/11 jokes with each passing year, choosing to move on to quips about other horrific tragedies the country has endured since 2001.
“I love this country more than anything else,” Barsamian said. “And I’ll be damned if I’m going to disrespect the victims and heroes of that day, or the people from who I first heard those great zingers about the whole thing being an inside job, by forgetting a joke as good as this one.”
At press time, Barsamian was in the process of remembering other 9/11 jokes, but noted there really was nothing funny about the fact that jet fuel can’t melt steel beams.
