The Last Laugh
A friend of mine sent me this joke - a friend born into the Jewish faith - a faith which he outgrew long ago.
Nowadays my friend doesn't believe in the literal word of God as espoused in many different holy books - all the way from the Torah, the Bible, the Koran - and the Book of Mormon.
Although even that short list does not do justice to more ancient belief systems - which have gone out of fashion these days.
But my friend can laugh and poke gentle fun at his own religious background - because what's important is not what people believe or say they believe - but how they live their lives and whether they are tolerant of others.
The Last Laugh
A well known Anti-Semite, walks into a bar and is about to order a drink when he sees a guy close by wearing a Jewish cap/kippa, a prayer shawl/tzitzis, and traditional locks of hair/payos.
He doesn't have to be an Einstein to know that this guy is Jewish. So he shouts over to the bartender so loudly, that everyone can hear,
"Drinks for everyone in here, bartender, but not for that Jew over there."
Soon after the drinks have been handed out, he notices that the Jewish guy is smiling and waving to him and says “Thank You” in an equally loud voice, so that everyone can hear.
This infuriates the Anti-Semite and in a loud voice, he once again orders drinks for everyone except the Jew.
But as before, this does not seem to worry the Jewish guy who continues to smile, and again says, "Thank you."
So the guy asks the barman, "What's the hell is the matter with that Jew? I've ordered two rounds of drinks for everyone in the bar except for him, and all that the silly bugger does is to smile and thank me in such a loud voice. Is he nuts?”
"Nope," replies the bartender.
He owns this place."
