To me this was both a touchingly sweet and hilarious way to console the U.S. about 9/11:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/11/world/africa/11kenya.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin

“What you did to help us will not be forgotten,” said the new American ambassador to Kenya, Michael E. Ranneberger.

The Masai elders, some sitting in monkey skin jackets, beamed.

“We did what we knew best,” said an elder, Mzee ole Yiamboi. “The handkerchief we give to people to wipe their tears with is a cow.” - NY Times.com