Violence and Beauty

Tuesday, June 15, 2004

Funniest Story Ever. It involves Judaism, and we all know that Judaism is funny. Just ask Mel Brooks.

Anyway here goes. Here at Emmanuel College in the University of Queenlsand, I live next to this girl Christie Panasevich. She goes to Syracuse University, which is sometimes abbreviated as "`Cuse."

Now she grew up in upstate New York, surrounded by "cows and Catholics" (her words). The first time she saw Jewish people was when she went to college. She saw a bunch of her guy friends all dressed up in suits and asked, "Hey, where are you guys going?"

"We're going to temple."

"Oh wow, Temple? We're having a basketball game? Go `Cuse!" I think she ran off before they had a chance to explain.

So she goes to her dorm, and sees a bunch of her female friends also all dressed up. So she excitedly says:

"Hey are you guys going to Temple too?"

"Yeah..."

"Awesome! Go `Cuse!"

By her own admittance, she "talks before she thinks."

Then one of her Jewish friends pulled her aside and explained to her temple, yarmulkes, etc. Turns out it was a high holy day (she didn't say which one).

Go Jews!