The stupid fool!

Alearned man from a neighbouring village had come to Mullah Nasruddin’s house to have a debate with him. Since they had fixed a prior day and time for the visit, the man was deeply offended and angry when he saw that Mullah’s door was locked.

”How dare he go off like that when he knew I was coming!” the man fumed. Overcome by anger, the man scribbled STUPID FOOL on Mullah’s door and stomped away in disgust.

When Mullah returned in the evening, he read the words STUPID FOOL on his door and immediately realized what had transpired. Without tarrying for even a minute, he went to the learned man’s house post-haste.

Knocking on the man’s door, Mullah apologized the moment it was opened: “My sincere apologies, my friend, for not remembering that you were coming over for a debate. But I realized you had come over the moment I saw your signature on my door!”