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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Ok, someones gonna have to explain this to me. Because I'm don't get it. Perhaps cause I'm not Jewish? Anyway... I read that whole long thing and deserve a good laugh now.
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I don't know if it'll get a good laugh!
The punchline refers to the practice of pushing a sale by letting the person buying think they're getting a special deal...
$20 for that "leather" purse? You don't want it? Well, for you, $14. No? $12. No. My final offer, $9, and I'm not making a cent (actually, I'm still making 7 dollars, but what do you know?)
"Moisha, Radio Israel, 1100 AM. For you, 1050!"
This retired Jewish man has a stand set up on one of the corners of New York. He stops a busy business man hurrying by and offers him a coin purse for sale.
As with some business men, recognizing another working mensh, and just wanting to get through, he said he'd buy it. "How much?"
"$125"
The business man stops full. "! ONE... HUNDRED? AND TWENTY FIVE!? Are you CRAZY?"
"Look," says the vendor, "I'm just retired, trying to scratch out a living... This is new to me, I'm a manufacturer now. I'm just trying to sell it for what it's worth."
"Why that much?"
"Look, here, it's a coin purse. Rub it. See? It's a wallet."
"Wow... that's... interesting. But still, $12---"
"Wait. Rub it again. Look, it's a purse."
"What?"
"Go ahead, rub it again... look, a brief case."
"That's AMAZING. What e-"
"Go ahead, you know you want... rub it, it's a carry-on bag."
"Damn! I'll take it! I can't wait to show my friends. Why are you retired? What did you used to do?"
"I was a mohel. This is made from leftovers."
Now THAT deserves a good laugh!
