From the Old Country

Harry Farkas · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 187

Don't be scared...it's Jewish humor......

Mendel, a yeshiva bucher, was meeting his betrothed, Sarah, for the first
time. As they took a stroll though the countryside to get acquainted, they
passed a field in which a bull was mating with a cow. Mendel nudged Sarah's
arm and pointed, saying "I would like to do that someday".

Sarah smiled and said, "Do what you will, but remember that is not our cow."

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Dick Adams · Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 38

Harry Farkas wrote:

> Don't be scared...it's Jewish humor......

More like "Don't be startled!" It's
like manna from heaven. The humor
drought is over. Harry has saved us.

> Mendel, a yeshiva bucher, was meeting
> his betrothed, Sarah, for the first
> time. As they took a stroll though
> the countryside to get acquainted,
> they passed a field in which a bull
> was mating with a cow. Mendel nudged
> Sarah's arm and pointed, saying "I
> would like to do that someday".
>
> Sarah smiled and said, "Do what you
> will, but remember that is not our
> cow."

I recall a farmer telling me the bull
was servicing the cow. That was when
I finally understood the appropriateness
of "service" as in Customer Service. the
Postal Service, and, most flagrantly,
the Internal Revenue Service.

Dick

Marvin · Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 38

Dick Adams wrote:
> Harry Farkas wrote:
>
>> Don't be scared...it's Jewish humor......
>
> More like "Don't be startled!" It's
> like manna from heaven. The humor
> drought is over. Harry has saved us.
>
>> Mendel, a yeshiva bucher, was meeting
>> his betrothed, Sarah, for the first
>> time. As they took a stroll though
>> the countryside to get acquainted,
>> they passed a field in which a bull
>> was mating with a cow. Mendel nudged
>> Sarah's arm and pointed, saying "I
>> would like to do that someday".
>>
>> Sarah smiled and said, "Do what you
>> will, but remember that is not our
>> cow."
>
> I recall a farmer telling me the bull
> was servicing the cow. That was when
> I finally understood the appropriateness
> of "service" as in Customer Service. the
> Postal Service, and, most flagrantly,
> the Internal Revenue Service.
>
> Dick
>
Isn't it also called "animal husbandry"?

Kenneth Brody · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 60

Harry Farkas wrote:
>
> Don't be scared...it's Jewish humor......
>
> Mendel, a yeshiva bucher, was meeting his betrothed, Sarah, for the first
> time. As they took a stroll though the countryside to get acquainted, they
> passed a field in which a bull was mating with a cow. Mendel nudged Sarah's
> arm and pointed, saying "I would like to do that someday".
>
> Sarah smiled and said, "Do what you will, but remember that is not our cow."

I thought it was a dog licking himself.

"I wish I could do that."

"Well, if you pet him first, he might let you."

Does using "Jewish-sounding" names make it "Jewish humor"?

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Hal Hanig · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 154

Kenneth Brody wrote:
> Harry Farkas wrote:
>>
>> Don't be scared...it's Jewish humor......
>>
>> Mendel, a yeshiva bucher, was meeting his betrothed, Sarah, for the first
>> time. As they took a stroll though the countryside to get acquainted,
>> they
>> passed a field in which a bull was mating with a cow. Mendel nudged
>> Sarah's
>> arm and pointed, saying "I would like to do that someday".
>>
>> Sarah smiled and said, "Do what you will, but remember that is not our
>> cow."
>
> I thought it was a dog licking himself.
>
> "I wish I could do that."
>
> "Well, if you pet him first, he might let you."
>
> Does using "Jewish-sounding" names make it "Jewish humor"?

Well, if you turned Mendel the yeshiva bucher into Mickey the choir boy and
his beloved Sarah into Colleen, it'd sound exactly like an Irish joke.....so
the answer to your question about names would have to be "no".
>
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Charlie Bress · Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 7

"Kenneth Brody" wrote in message @spamcop.net...
> Harry Farkas wrote:
>>
>> Don't be scared...it's Jewish humor......
>>
>> Mendel, a yeshiva bucher, was meeting his betrothed, Sarah, for the first
>> time. As they took a stroll though the countryside to get acquainted,
>> they
>> passed a field in which a bull was mating with a cow. Mendel nudged
>> Sarah's
>> arm and pointed, saying "I would like to do that someday".
>>
>> Sarah smiled and said, "Do what you will, but remember that is not our
>> cow."
>
> I thought it was a dog licking himself.
>
> "I wish I could do that."
>
> "Well, if you pet him first, he might let you."
>
> Does using "Jewish-sounding" names make it "Jewish humor"?
>
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This has been one of my peeves in the past.
There are very few "ethnic" jokes that cannot be altered just by the choice
of names.

One of my favorites was lifted from this NG years ago.

Paratrooper in Israel
An American Paratrooper named Mike O'Brien decided to join the Israeli Air
Force. Things were just too quiet in the States. He explained that he had
lots of experience and was raring to go.

The following Thursday he is outfitted with a parachute and told they were
going to jump over the Golan Heights. He asked, "Where is the second chute?"
The officer in charge told him only one was necessary. He asked, "What do I
do if it doesn't open?" The officer in charge said "You say the Shema and
you have nothing to worry about". He asked the officer how to say the Shema,
and he practiced it diligently.

Sure enough his first time out the chute doesn't open. He says the Shema and
an enormous hand suddenly appears and catches him, gently lowering him to
the ground. On his way down he is so stunned by the enormity of it all he
says, "Jesus Christ!"

The hand turns over and drops him out.

Juan M · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 93

"Hal Hanig" wrote in message $g74.121@newsfe06.lga...
> Kenneth Brody wrote:
>> Harry Farkas wrote:
>>>
>>> Don't be scared...it's Jewish humor......
>>>
>>> Mendel, a yeshiva bucher, was meeting his betrothed, Sarah, for the
>>> first
>>> time. As they took a stroll though the countryside to get acquainted,
>>> they
>>> passed a field in which a bull was mating with a cow. Mendel nudged
>>> Sarah's
>>> arm and pointed, saying "I would like to do that someday".
>>>
>>> Sarah smiled and said, "Do what you will, but remember that is not our
>>> cow."
>>
>> I thought it was a dog licking himself.
>>
>> "I wish I could do that."
>>
>> "Well, if you pet him first, he might let you."
>>
>> Does using "Jewish-sounding" names make it "Jewish humor"?
>
> Well, if you turned Mendel the yeshiva bucher into Mickey the choir boy
> and his beloved Sarah into Colleen, it'd sound exactly like an Irish
> joke.....so the answer to your question about names would have to be "no".
>>
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I thought it was Ahmed, Fatima and a sheep, but is that hitting to close to
someone's home?
Apologies to all sheep.

Dick Adams · Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 38

Kenneth Brody wrote:

> Does using "Jewish-sounding" names make it "Jewish humor"?

No. When Pedro and Jose meet at their nephew's
bar mitzvah, it's jewish humor. And when that
Irish Lass Colleen says to her Irish beau Mickey
"No chuppie, no shtuppie", it's still Jewish
humor.

But when the cop pulls over the elderly Jewish
woman who keeps changing lanes, it's not humor
in any ethnic gendre.

Dick

Juan M · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 93

"Dick Adams" wrote in message $aig$1@reader2.panix.com...
> Kenneth Brody wrote:
>
>> Does using "Jewish-sounding" names make it "Jewish humor"?
>
> No. When Pedro and Jose meet at their nephew's
> bar mitzvah, it's jewish humor. And when that
> Irish Lass Colleen says to her Irish beau Mickey
> "No chuppie, no shtuppie", it's still Jewish
> humor.
>
> But when the cop pulls over the elderly Jewish
> woman who keeps changing lanes, it's not humor
> in any ethnic gendre.
>
When Pedro and Jose meet at their nephew's bar mitzvah it's Sephardic humor!

As for the Irish????????

Kenneth Brody · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 60

Juan M wrote:
>
> "Dick Adams" wrote in message
> $aig$1@reader2.panix.com...
> > Kenneth Brody wrote:
> >
> >> Does using "Jewish-sounding" names make it "Jewish humor"?
> >
> > No. When Pedro and Jose meet at their nephew's
> > bar mitzvah, it's jewish humor. And when that
> > Irish Lass Colleen says to her Irish beau Mickey
> > "No chuppie, no shtuppie", it's still Jewish
> > humor.
> >
> > But when the cop pulls over the elderly Jewish
> > woman who keeps changing lanes, it's not humor
> > in any ethnic gendre.
> >
> When Pedro and Jose meet at their nephew's bar mitzvah it's
> Sephardic humor!
>
> As for the Irish????????

Wouldn't that be Sean Fergussen's bar mitzvah?

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Hal Hanig · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 154

Kenneth Brody wrote:
> Juan M wrote:
>>
>> "Dick Adams" wrote in message
>> $aig$1@reader2.panix.com...
>>> Kenneth Brody wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does using "Jewish-sounding" names make it "Jewish humor"?
>>>
>>> No. When Pedro and Jose meet at their nephew's
>>> bar mitzvah, it's jewish humor. And when that
>>> Irish Lass Colleen says to her Irish beau Mickey
>>> "No chuppie, no shtuppie", it's still Jewish
>>> humor.
>>>
>>> But when the cop pulls over the elderly Jewish
>>> woman who keeps changing lanes, it's not humor
>>> in any ethnic gendre.
>>>
>> When Pedro and Jose meet at their nephew's bar mitzvah it's
>> Sephardic humor!
>>
>> As for the Irish????????
>
> Wouldn't that be Sean Fergussen's bar mitzvah?

Why not? The last time I was in Dublin some years ago, the cab driver
giving my wife and myself a running commentary during a ride around pointed
out the Kosher Butcher Shop (complete with Hebrew lettering on the front
window) as we drove by.

And, sure and begorrah, wasn't it Robert Briscoe, a proper bar mitzvah
bucher, who was twice elected Lord Mayor of Dublin, as was his son at least
once after him?

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Michael Schwartz · Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

Kenneth Brody wrote:
> Juan M wrote:
>> "Dick Adams" wrote in message
>> $aig$1@reader2.panix.com...
>>> Kenneth Brody wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does using "Jewish-sounding" names make it "Jewish humor"?
>>> No. When Pedro and Jose meet at their nephew's
>>> bar mitzvah, it's jewish humor. And when that
>>> Irish Lass Colleen says to her Irish beau Mickey
>>> "No chuppie, no shtuppie", it's still Jewish
>>> humor.
>>>
>>> But when the cop pulls over the elderly Jewish
>>> woman who keeps changing lanes, it's not humor
>>> in any ethnic gendre.
>>>
>> When Pedro and Jose meet at their nephew's bar mitzvah it's
>> Sephardic humor!
>>
>> As for the Irish????????
>
> Wouldn't that be Sean Fergussen's bar mitzvah?
>
It would be if only I hadn't forgotten the punch line.

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