The Judge’s Joke with Bahlool

The city judge wanted to joke with Bahlool, so he said, “I want to ask you a question. Will you answer it?”

Bahlool replied, “I’ll answer what I know, and for what I don’t, I’ll ask you.”

The judge asked, “If a dog jumps from one roof to another and releases gas mid-jump, to which homeowner does the gas belong?”

Bahlool replied, “It belongs to the owner of the roof it’s closest to.”

The judge then asked, “What if the distance between the two roofs is equal?”

Bahlool answered, “In that case, half of the gas belongs to the first roof’s owner and the other half to the second.”

The judge continued, “What if both homeowners are absent?”

Bahlool said, “In that case, it belongs to the public treasury—and to the judge!”