OD JOKES: MALAYSIAN ASTRONAUTS

American Spaceman is called Astronaut
Russian Spaceman is called Cosmonaut
Chinese Spaceman is called Taikonaut
Malaysian Spaceman is called Can-or-naut !!

Dr. Mahathir was thinking about sending a Malaysian
into space.
Three potential can-a-nauts were called for an
interview - one Indian,
one Malay and one Chinese.

Dr. M interviews the Indian first: "So, Muthu, this is
a dangerous
mission.
How much do you think you should be paid?" Muthu
replied: "One million
ringgit."

"Why so much?" asks Dr. M.

"Very dangerous mission, Datuk. Maybe I no come back!"
replied Muthu.

"That's understandable," says Dr. M. "Thank
you...please ask the Malay
guy to come here."

So the Malay walks up, and is asked the same question.

Alamak, 2 million," replied the Malay candidate.

"Two million? That's twice as much! Even that anneh
before you asked
for only one million."

"You see, Datuk," explains Mat. "I have 4 wives and 15
children ...
With so many of us, it is a big family to leave behind
when I am
gone..!"

"I see," says Dr. M. "Okay, can you ask that Chinese
guy to come
then?"

The Chinese guy comes in and Dr. M asks, "Ah Chong, as
you heard,
This is a very risky mission, how much do you want?"

Ah Chong smiles for a while, and says, "3 million."

Mahathir appears shocked. "What??? 3 million! Why so
much?"

Ah Chong beckons Dr. M to come closer, whereupon he
quietly whispers
into his ear, "Datuk, one million you keep, one
million I keep, and
then one more million to send that anneh into space!"