All totalitarian states have an edge of comic-opera absurdity, and the Islamic Republic of Iran is certainly no different. "Cardboard cut-out Ayatollah Khomeini tours Tehran," from the [1] BBC, February 3 (thanks to David):

As the countdown to the 33rd anniversary of Iran's Islamic revolution gets under way, a cardboard cut-out version of the revolution's founder has gone on a tour of the capital city, Tehran.

The idea was to re-enact the first moments of Ayatollah Khomeini's arrival back in the country after exile in Paris.

But within a short time jokes about the cut-out began circulating on social networking sites.

It's Friday afternoon, and as always, the devil cannot endure to be mocked. So let's have a few jokes here as well -- maybe a caption contest is in order...