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Michael N. LeVine
Sep 13, 2009, 8:10:36 PM9/13/09
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There is an old story about a young boy who had to give a message to his
father who was seated in a synagogue on Yom Kippur night.
He tried to go in but he had no ticket for a seat.
The boy explained he would not be going to stay; it was just for a
moment that he needed to speak to his father. The usher
grudgingly admitted the lad but then gave him a stern warning
"I'll let you in, but don't let me catch you praying."
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Michael LeVine - mle...@redshift.com
"Thirty days hath September, April, June and November.
All the rest have thirty one except for Gypsy Rose Lee
and every one knew what she had" - Mel Blanc
father who was seated in a synagogue on Yom Kippur night.
He tried to go in but he had no ticket for a seat.
The boy explained he would not be going to stay; it was just for a
moment that he needed to speak to his father. The usher
grudgingly admitted the lad but then gave him a stern warning
"I'll let you in, but don't let me catch you praying."
--
Michael LeVine - mle...@redshift.com
"Thirty days hath September, April, June and November.
All the rest have thirty one except for Gypsy Rose Lee
and every one knew what she had" - Mel Blanc
ImNo1
Sep 14, 2009, 12:49:55 AM9/14/09
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The way I heard this many years ago
a student of architecture who was in town for a couple of days wanted to
inspect a famous synagogue designed by Frank Lloyd Wright who did indeed
design some famous synagogues. When he arrived there he was told he couldn't
come in because it was the High Holidays and he didn't have a ticket. When
he explained that all he wanted to do was look around the usher let him in
with the warning that is the punch line of this joke.
Don't know why but it somehow seems funnier with the above lead-in
a student of architecture who was in town for a couple of days wanted to
inspect a famous synagogue designed by Frank Lloyd Wright who did indeed
design some famous synagogues. When he arrived there he was told he couldn't
come in because it was the High Holidays and he didn't have a ticket. When
he explained that all he wanted to do was look around the usher let him in
with the warning that is the punch line of this joke.
Don't know why but it somehow seems funnier with the above lead-in
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