[Rhodes22-list] Sunday Jokes

[stan]

Brad,

that's an inside joke - and a very funny one.

(and not apropos: just got an e-mail from my girl friend Cindy Chen in 
Beijing.  She wants to meet you.)

 stan/gbi


The first Jewish president of the United States is in
> the White House.
>
> One day his mother calls him on the telephone.
>
> "Mendle, tomorrow is Hanukkah, I want you should come
> home and be with the family."
>
> "But Ma, I'm the president of the United States. I
> can't get away. I've got too many things to attend to.
> But why don't you come down here for the holiday?"
>
> "No, it's too much trouble. I'm not so young anymore.
> I'd have to clean up the apartment, stop delivery of
> the newspapers, pack up..."
>
> "Ma, I'm the president of the USA. I'll send some of
> my aides and they'll take care of everything for you.
> You won't have to lift a finger."
>
> "OK, but then I'd have to book a reservation on a
> flight and I know I'll never get a seat one day before
> Hanukkah."
>
> "But Ma, I'm the president of the USA. I'll send Air
> Force One to pick you up and fly you down here. You'll
> travel better than first class."
>
> "OK, but then I'll have to schlep from the airport
> into the city, the taxi service in Washington is
> terrible, and I'm afraid of the subway."
>
> "Ma .. Ma, I'm the president of the USA. I'll have my
> helicopter pick you up at the airport and bring you
> straight into the city."
>
> "OK, but then I'll need to get a hotel room and they
> are so expensive and you know how I hate hotels."
>
> "Ma, I'm the president of the USA. You'll stay at the
> White House and sleep in the Lincoln bedroom."
>
> "Well, OK. I guess I'll come."
>
> So, it was finally settled. The president's mother was
> scheduled to leave for DC the next morning to
> celebrate Hanukkah with her son.
>
> A few minutes after she hung up from her son, her
> friend Minnie called and asked, "So what are you doing
> for Hanukkah?"
>
> "I am going to spend it with my son."
>
> "Your son the doctor?"
>
> "No, the other one."
>