Practical wisdom?
Posted: March 14th, 2012, 6:28 pm
An Internal Revenue agent descended upon a small Midwestern town and, to
everyone’s
surprise, he was gunning for the town’s churches. He didn’t care whether he nailed the
priest or the rabbi, but he boasted that he’d get one of them for sure.
“I've noticed that you use a lot of matzo wafers here, rabbi. What do you do with all of the
crumbs?" he asked.
The rabbi patiently replied, "We collect all of the crumbs, and send them back to the
manufacturer. Every so often, they send us a complete box of wafers for free."
Temporarily stymied, the taxman went to the Catholic church. "I've noticed your church uses
a lot of candles, father," said the auditor. "What do you do with all of the wax drippings?"
"Oh," replied the priest, "We collect all the drippings and send them to the candle makers.
Every so often, they send us a complete box of candles for free."
The auditor was furious that the priest's answer was so similar to the rabbis and he
suspected collusion but he couldn’t prove anything, so he returned to the synagogue. "I've
noticed you perform a lot of circumcisions here, rabbi. What do you do with all the
foreskins?"
The rabbi chuckled and responded, "We collect all of the foreskins from the circumcisions
and we send them to the IRS. Every now and then, they send us a complete prick."
everyone’s
surprise, he was gunning for the town’s churches. He didn’t care whether he nailed the
priest or the rabbi, but he boasted that he’d get one of them for sure.
“I've noticed that you use a lot of matzo wafers here, rabbi. What do you do with all of the
crumbs?" he asked.
The rabbi patiently replied, "We collect all of the crumbs, and send them back to the
manufacturer. Every so often, they send us a complete box of wafers for free."
Temporarily stymied, the taxman went to the Catholic church. "I've noticed your church uses
a lot of candles, father," said the auditor. "What do you do with all of the wax drippings?"
"Oh," replied the priest, "We collect all the drippings and send them to the candle makers.
Every so often, they send us a complete box of candles for free."
The auditor was furious that the priest's answer was so similar to the rabbis and he
suspected collusion but he couldn’t prove anything, so he returned to the synagogue. "I've
noticed you perform a lot of circumcisions here, rabbi. What do you do with all the
foreskins?"
The rabbi chuckled and responded, "We collect all of the foreskins from the circumcisions
and we send them to the IRS. Every now and then, they send us a complete prick."
