[Vision2020] Boarding house joke

[Ralph Nielsen]

Mr. Farris,

Sorry, Doug, I said I got this joke from The Big Book of Jewish  
Humor, edited by William Novak and Moshe Waldoks (New York:  
HarperCollins, 1990, c.1981). It is a huge book, 8 1/2" X 11" in  
size, 308 pages long. Both editors are Jews.

I have noticed, over the years that, generally speaking, Jews can  
much more readily laugh at themselves than Christians or Muslims seem  
to be able to.

I'm glad that even a Christian like you find my quotations from the  
Bible humorous. After all, nearly all of the books in it were written  
by Jews. And don't forget, even Jesus was a lifelong Jew.

Ralph



[Vision2020] Boarding house joke

heirdoug at netscape.net heirdoug at netscape.net
Sun Nov 19 22:10:12 PST 2006

Mr. Nielsen,

Your attempt a levi-ty is poor. If by your inferring that fornication
and adultery is funny and takes place in the boarding homes of the
saints at Christ Church you're sadly mistaken. Why would you find this
to be funny? You really need to stick to quoting the Bible. Your
interpretations are more humorous.


Ralph Nielsen nielsen at uidaho.edu
Sun Nov 19 20:57:04 PST 2006


I was just going through the Big Book of Jewish Humor and came across  
this one that might, with a little editing, be appropriate in a  
Moscow, Idaho, setting.

	There was an old man whose third wife had just died. He met a girl  
of eighteen and wanted to marry her, but his friends were skeptical.  
"Are you sure it's all right?" they asked. "Better go ask the rabbi."
	He went to the rabbi and the rabbi said, "Well, it's an unusual  
question, but I can't find any reason to say no. But my advice is  
that you should also take in a boarder," said the rabbi with a wink.
	The man agreed. Several months later he met the rabbi on the street.
	"How are you getting along?" asked the rabbi.
	"Very well, thank you, Rabbi."
	"And how's your young wife?"
	"She's pregnant, Rabbi."
	"Aha," said the rabbi with a smile. "And how's the boarder?"
	"Also pregnant."

Ralph