The local imam invited Nasrudin over for dinner one night.
Nasrudin, not having eaten much that day, was famished when he got there, and eager to eat as soon as possible.
After two hours, sermonizing about a variety of spiritual topics the imam had yet to offer his starving guest any food.
As Nasrudin grew more impatient with each passing minute, he finally interrupted the man and said, “May I ask a question?”
“What?” the imam replied, eager to hear some doctrinal question that would inspire him to keep talking.
“I was just wondering,” Nasrudin said, “did any of the people in your stories ever eat?”