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All Right Already
A man is standing on the platform of the Darien, Conn., train station, reading the paper. An elderly woman joins him. She glances at him appraisingly, and then approaches to ask a question. "Excuse me, Mister, I am sorry to intrude, but I have to ask -- Are you Jewish?"
The man is startled, but good-naturedly answers, "No, Ma'am, I'm not."
"Oh," says the woman in a crestfallen tone. A pause. "Are you quite sure you're not Jewish?"
"Yes, quite sure."
Another pause. "Maybe half-Jewish?"
"Madam," says the man with growing irritation, "I assure you: I have the greatest admiration and respect for the Jewish people. If I were Jewish, I would certainly acknowledge it. It just so happens that I'm Presbyterian."