THE BUYING OF THE SUIT (the Yiddisher way) …

When a man needs a suit, he and his wife go to the store.

The salesman and the wife make selections from the rack.

The husband tries them on.

The wife and the salesman discuss the fit, remarking on the fullness, thinness or any asymmetry of the husband’s body.

The jacket and pants are pulled, tucked, pleated and bunched in assessing the need for tailoring. Once a suit is chosen, the wife and the store’s tailor repeat the fitting procedure and then negotiate a date when the suit will be ready.

On leaving the store, the husband pays and may talk if he wishes.

Work

Two neighbours were talking about work, when one asked, “Say, why did the foreman fire you?”

Replied the second, “Well, you know how a foreman is always standing around and watching others do the work. My foreman got jealous. People started thinking I was the foreman.”

Conundrum

The definition of the word “conundrum” is : something that is puzzling or confusing.

Here are six conundrums of socialism in the United States of America :

1. America is capitalist and greedy – yet half of the population is subsidized.

2. Half of the population is subsidized – yet they think they are victims.

3. They think they are victims – yet their representatives run the government.

4. Their representatives run the government – yet the poor keep getting poorer.

5. The poor keep getting poorer – yet they have things that people in other countries only dream about.

6. They have things that people in other countries only dream about – yet they want America to be more like those other countries.