A young man sat quietly on a train, absorbed in his book, when an elderly woman across from him leaned forward and asked, \u201cExcuse me, young man, are you Jewish?\u201d He looked up politely. \u201cNo, ma\u2019am, I\u2019m not.\u201d A few minutes later, she asked again, a little more insistently. He repeated his answer, still courteous. After a third round of questioning \u2014 \u201cAre you quite sure you\u2019re not Jewish?\u201d \u2014 the young man, now visibly irritated, sighed and said, \u201cAll right, yes, I am Jewish!\u201d The woman paused, studied him carefully, and replied, \u201cThat\u2019s funny. You don\u2019t look Jewish.\u201d Sometimes persistence doesn\u2019t lead to clarity \u2014 just irony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In another story, a married couple drove down the highway at a steady 40 miles per hour when the wife calmly announced she wanted a divorce. The husband said nothing, but the car crept up to 45 mph. She continued, confessing to an affair with his best friend. The speed climbed to 55, then 60. She demanded the house, the car, the bank accounts, the boat. The needle edged higher as the vehicle drifted toward a concrete bridge. Growing uneasy, she asked, \u201cIsn\u2019t there anything you want?\u201d He finally spoke, voice steady. \u201cNo. I\u2019ve got everything I need.\u201d \u201cOh really?\u201d she asked. \u201cWhat\u2019s that?\u201d Just before impact, he smiled slightly and replied, \u201cThe airbag.\u201d Some punchlines arrive quietly \u2014 and hit just as hard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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