Old Jews Telling Jokes: 5,000 Years of Funny Bits and Not-So-Kosher Laughs

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0345522354 ISBN13: 9780345522351 Release Date: September 2010 Publisher: Villard Books Length: 256 Pages Weight: 0.85 lbs. Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0" A grasshopper walked into a bar and ordered a drink.The bartender looked at him and said, "You know we have a drink named after you?"The grasshopper replied, "You have a drink named Stanley?" Schtick happens. For five thousand years, God's chosen people have cornered the market on knee-slappers, zingers, and knock-knock jokes. Now Old Jews Telling Jokes mines mothers, fathers, bubbies, and zaydes for comic gelt. What we get are jokes that are funnier than a pie in the punim: Abie and Becky jokes; hilarious rabbi, doctor, and mohel tales; and those bits just for Mom (Q: What's the difference between a Jewish mother and a Rottweiler? A: Eventually a Rottweiler will let go ). Some are just naughty and some are downright bawdy--but either way you'll laugh till you plotz. With