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(joke about another over-indulgent parent comes to...

2008-05-27T19:05:00.000-04:00

(joke about another over-indulgent parent comes to mind)

So this oil-rich Arab Sheik has this young son upon whom he dotes and indulges utterly.

The boy will say, "Look, Daddy, an airplane! I wanna airplane!" And the Sheik buys him Virgin Airlines.

Then the boy says, "Look, Daddy! A boat! I wanna boat!" And the Sheik buys him Carnival cruise lines.

Then the boy says, "Look, Daddy! A horse! I wanna horse!" And the Sheik buys him every entrant in the Kentucky Derby.

So then comes a business trip to America, and a visit to Disney World. The boy is particularly enamored of the characters in costume. "Daddy!" he cries. "I wanna Goofy outfit and a Mickeymouse outfit!"

So Daddy buys him the Republican and Democratic parties.

I am not Jewish, nor am I much of a church goer. I...

2008-05-08T13:23:00.000-04:00

I am not Jewish, nor am I much of a church goer. I do believe in God. I think that intentionally FedExing your "invitation" to arrive on Saturday was really in poor form.
I also fail to see why they had those gaudy things made just for an invitation.
It sounds as if you live in the swell part of town, and I guess things like this are the way they go about their lives. Being of somewhat more modest means I can only say that this is proof positive that "the rich are different".

I don't know anything about these folks, Elayne--t...

2008-05-06T17:54:00.000-04:00

I don't know anything about these folks, Elayne--they may be lovely people; kind and caring and full of charity. I'd like to think so. My problem is specific to THIS incident; to the tragic (yes, TRAGIC) waste... Bit it's unfair to make this a "Jew thing." There's waste in every community.

Great post, Cliff. Not only do these self-involve...

2008-05-04T14:18:00.000-04:00

Great post, Cliff. Not only do these self-involved Jews put pay to the very idea of tsedaka, of caring for those less fortunate than yourself particularly if you're lucky enough to have the means to actually make a difference -- but they do no favors to the many Gentiles who, frankly, have a point when they talk about the relationship of Jews and money.