The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

JEWISH JOKE

THERE'S A JEW WALKING DOWN THE STREET WHEN ONE OF HIS
FRIENDS COMES UP TO HIM AND ASKS, "SAUL, WHY ARE YOU
SO FORESAKEN?" AND THE JEW ANSWERS, "AH, MY SON HAS
GONE AND BECOME A CATHOLIC." SO THE SECOND JEW SAYS,
"FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION. MINE HAS TOO, I WAS
ON MY WAY TO THE TEMPLE TO PRAY. COME." SO THEY LEAVE,
AND ON THE WAY MEET ANOTHER OF THEIR FRIENDS, ALSO
FORLORN. THEY ASK, "DAVID, WHY SO FORESAKEN?" HE
ANSWERS, "MY SON HAS GONE AND BECOME A CHRISTIAN.
I AM ON MY WAY TO THE TEMPLE TO PRAY." SO THEY SAY,
"FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION. OUR SONS HAVE DONE THE
SAME." THEY ALL GO TO THE TEMPLE AND START TO PRAY,
TELLING GOD THAT THEIR SONS HAVE GONE AND BECOME
CHRISTIANS. AND GOD LOOKS DOWN ON THEM AND SAYS,
"FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION."

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Date learned: 00001967 FALL