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Chinese Jews
by litoterrapin on Comments
Two Jewish men are sitting at a booth at a Chinese restaurant. One man asks the other, "Boris, do you suppose there are any Jews in China?"
"I'm not sure," his friend replies. "Try asking the waiter. Maybe he knows."
As the waiter brings them their meals, the man asks, "Excuse me, but do you know if there are any Chinese Jews?"
"Ah, I don't know, sir. Let me ask," the waiter says. He disappears to the back only to return several minutes later. "No, sir. No Chinese Jews"
"That's odd. Are you sure?" says the Jewish man.
"I will double-check then," the waiter assures him. He goes back into the kitchen and returns with the same answer. "I'm terribly sorry, sir. Still no Chinese Jews."
"I find that hard to believe," chimes in the other Jewish man. "Our people have scattered to the four corners of the earth over the years and you mean to tell me that there are no Chinese Jews?"
"I have already asked everybody who works here," the waiter says, exasperated. "We have apple Jews, orange Jews, tomato Jews, and pineapple juice, but no Chinese Jews.
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