10. The Gaza flotilla could have been stopped with a heavy rope. The same kind France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner could use to hoist himself by his own petard.
9. You can't stop the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster with String Theory, but you can put those responsible for it on trial, and then ... Get A Rope!
8. Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan and Iran's President Ahmedinajad want to sail to Gaza. Tip for the Israeli Navy: Rope 'em in and brand 'em.
7. A clean-cut rope asked a frazzled rope knot "Can you stop terrorists?" To which the frazzled rope knot replied, "I'm a frayed knot."
6. Rope: What's good for the noose is good for the slander.
5. The Israeli Navy could have done a better job of stopping the Free Gaza flotilla. All they had to do was Know The Ropes.
4. You can't force a horse to drink water, but you can lead the horse there with a rope.
3. Rope-Aid: An Israeli peace activist concert tying together humanitarian solutions with the Naval blockade of Gaza.
2. Because Israel failed to use a simple rope barrier to stop the Gaza Flotilla, the Jewish State's public image was temporarily all tied up in knots.
... and the #1 funny rope joke is:
1. Good fences make good neighbors. Good ropes make good sailors.