An Ethiopian, a Cuban and Cynthia Mckinney were standing on a corner waiting for a bus when a reporter asks them:
"Pardon me, but what do you think about the over-abundance of food in the world?"
Indignantly,the Ethiopian: "Excuse me, but what do you mean by 'food'?"
the Cuban: "Excuse me, but what do you mean by 'over-abundance'?"
McKinney: "Excuse me, but what do you mean by 'pardon me'?"