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13. One time I stopped at a party store and bought a few items.

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 12:45 PM

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The young clerk counted the money and I was a couple of cents short and he asked if I was trying to Jew him.
I gave him a stern look and said "you aren't funny, I'm Jewish". The look on his face told me he'd never use that line again..

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