Re: "Much ado about gornisht"

[George Robinson <GRComm...>]

One of my late father-in-law's favorite jokes, may his memory be a
blessing.

GRR

Marvin wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: George Robinson <GRComm (at) concentric(dot)net>
> To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 4:31 PM
> Subject: Re: "Much ado about gornisht"
> 
> > Why "if you're white?" In New York, everyone is Jewish sooner or later.
> > If only in the old Lenny Bruce routine sense: "Charlie Parker is Jewish.
> > Lawrence Welk is goyish."
> 
> Man walks into Katz's deli, and sees an Oriental clerk behind the counter,
> speaking Yiddish.
> 
> Man to Owner:  "Where'd you find a Chinaman who speaks Yiddish?"
> 
> Owner, in a whisper: "Shhh!  He thinks he's learning English."
> 

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