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The two beggars

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  • 10-10-2007 11:26am
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    Hagar
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    Two beggars are sitting side by side on a street in Rome.
    One has a cross in front of him; the other one the Star of David. Many people go by and look at both beggars, but only put money into the hat of the beggar sitting behind the cross.

    A priest comes by, stops and watches throngs of people giving money to the beggar behind the cross, but none give to the beggar behind the Star of David.
    Finally, the priest goes over to the beggar behind the Star of David and says, "My poor fellow, don't you understand? This is a Catholic country, this city is the seat of Catholicism.
    People aren't going to give you money if you sit there with a Star of David in front of you, especially when you're sitting beside a beggar who has a cross. In fact, they would probably give to him just out of spite."

    The beggar behind the Star of David listened to the priest, turned to the other beggar with the cross and said:

    "Moishe, look who's trying to teach the Goldstein brothers about marketing."


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    #2
    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Oriel


    Not exactly funny, entertaining, yes. :)


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    #3
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    You, and anybody else, can slag off any jokes I post.
    Seriously, read the Charter.:D


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    Enright
    Registered Users Posts: 943 ✭✭✭Enright


    must be the 3pm slump, but i had to read it twice, before i got the joke

    got a wry smile though:D


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    Fey!
    Registered Users Posts: 4,184 ✭✭✭Fey!


    Does the fact that I smiled mean that I'll now automatically be branded as anti-semetic?


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    Hagar
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    Yup.:D


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    r3nu4l
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    I liked it!


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,902 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Fey! wrote: »
    Does the fact that I smiled mean that I'll now automatically be branded as anti-semetic?
    once upon a time anti-semetic meant people who didn't like Jews
    now it means people who Jews don't like.

    Are there any anti-smetics in Dundalk ?
    "No we just prefer McArdle's"


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    boneless
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭boneless


    Forgive a tangent??

    Hymie walks out his front gate and the postman runs him over with his bicycle. The postman gets really upset, as Hymie is a nice old Jewish guy but a bit frail. He takes out his cell phone, calls an ambulance and then takes off his coat and covers the old guy. Then he takes his post bag and makes a pillow for the old Jewish guy.

    "Are you comfortable Hymie?" asks the postie...

    Hymie shrugs and says: "Meh... I make a living!!"


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