Encore: No Kidding

U Par Par Lay goes to India to have his toothache treated. The Indian dentist wonders why the Burmese man has come all the way to India.

“Don’t you have dentists in Myanmar?” he asks.

“Oh, yes, we do, doctor,” Mr. Par Par Lay says. “But in Myanmar, we are not allowed to open our mouths.”

NYTimes: Myanmar Magic: Tell a Joke, and You Disappear by Choe Sang-Hun, October 29, 2007

Art: Circus Wagon Alme, not dated, Li Nan