Posted March 5, 200915 yr > > At the end of the tax year, the Tax Office sent an > > inspector to audit the > > books of a synagogue. > > > > While he was checking the books he turned to the > > Rabbi and said: > > > > 'I notice you buy a lot of candles, what do you > > do with the candle > > drippings?' > > > > 'Good question', retorted the Rabbi, 'We > > save them up and send them back to > > the candle makers, and every now and then they send > > us a free box of > > candles.' > > > > 'Oh', replied the auditor, somewhat > > disappointed that his unusual question > > had a practical answer. > > > > But on he went, in his obnoxious way, 'What about > > all these biscuit > > purchases? What do you do with the crumbs?' > > 'Ah, yes', replied the Rabbi, realising that > > the inspector was trying to > > trap him with an unanswerable question. > > > > 'We collect them and send them back to the > > manufacturers, and every now and > > then they send a free box of holy biscuits.' > > > > 'I see!' replied the auditor, thinking hard > > about how he could fluster the > > know-it-all Rabbi. > > > > 'Well, Rabbi', he went on, 'What do you > > do with all the leftover foreskins > > from the circumcisions you perform?' > > > > 'Here, too, we do not waste', answered the > > Rabbi. 'What we do is save up all > > the foreskins and send them to the Tax Office, and > > about once a year they > > send us a complete dick.'
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