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 him more 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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An
important politician was seen moving around with a film actress for a couple of
months, with whom he finally decided to plunge into matrimony.
But being cautious, he hired a private detective (without letting the detective know who had hired him) for the job of looking into
her past and finding out if she had any previous affairs with any men.
After a few days, the politician at last received his detective's report, which
went like this:
"Sir, this lady has a spotless reputation. Her past is clear, her family
and friends all come from a very respectable background. No one has anything
against her character. But yes, according to my sources, for the last couple of
months she's been frequently seen flirting with a politician with a dubious
reputation."
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A
recent Scottish immigrant attends his first baseball game in his new country, and after a base hit he hears the fans roaring, "Run....run!"
The next batter connects heavily with the ball and the Scotsman stands up and roars with the crowd in his thick accent, "R-r-run ya bahstard, r-run will ya!"
A third batter slams a hit and again the Scotsman, obviously pleased with his knowledge of the game, screams, "R-r-run ya bahstard, r-r-run will
ya!"
The next batter holds his swing at three and two and as the ump calls a walk. The Scotsman stands up yelling: "R-r-run ya Bahstard, r-r-run!"
All the surrounding fans chuckle quietly and he sits down confused. A friendly fan, sensing his embarrassment whispers, "He doesn't have to run, he got four balls."
The Scotsman yells even louder, "Walk with pr-r-ride man! Walk with pr-r-ride!"