Saturday, April 4, 2009

Amish or Jewish?

Spring has finally come to stay... unfortunately. I've never felt worse in any other year than this year's spring. Stupid pollen allergies >.<. Ironically, spring is also tennis season, when all the big tournaments start. Lucky me...

Jack and I had an interesting conversation today on the way back from tennis.

June looked out the window watching the scenery zoom by. Four people, two men and two boys, walked alongside the road and June watched with detached interest for they were wearing suits and suspenders.
"Hey, look. Amish people on the sidewalk," said the bored June.
"No, they looked Jewish to me," said the equally bored Jack.
"No they were definitely Amish. They were walking."
"So? That doesn't mean they're Amish. Look, there's a Jewish temple up ahead. That's probably where they were going."
"Or they could be going to a church," said June as they passed three churches.
"No, only Jewish people go to church on Saturdays. Amish people go to church on Sundays."
"But then why didn't they go in factory-made cars instead of walking?"
"I don't know. They probably wanted to work out."
"But Jewish people are rich. They could easily buy a car and go to the temple."
"Then they were spending some quality family time on the sidewalk."
"Family time? You mean two dads with two children?"
"They could be brothers."
"But they are walking! Why would they walk when they could drive?"
"I told you they are working out."
"I told you that Jewish people are rich. They could get a personal trainer."
"But Jewish people hate spending money."
"True."
A pause.
"Nope," said June. "That one guy had a big black top hat on. They are definitely Amish."
"No," said the increasingly argumentative Jack. "I saw his head and that was definitely a yamaka."
"You mean that other guy? That was his hair."
"I definitely saw something on the back of his head. It was a yamaka."
"Jack, that was his hair."
"No that was his yamaka."
"But the other guy had a black top hat on."
"A top hat? Hah, that was a yamaka."
"Are you saying that huge black thing on his head was a giant yamaka?"
"Then it was part of his head."
"Oh, pfft, yeah that was definitely his head."
"They were Jewish."
"No they were Amish."
"Jewish."
"Amish."

"Jewish."
"Amish."
"Jewish."
"Amish."
"Jewish."
"Amish."
"Jewish."
"Amish."
In the end, we never really figured it out. It's funny how a few people on the sidewalk can cause a huge debate during a car ride.

Join us tomorrow for another exciting post written by *drum roll* CAROLINE!!!!!! *applause*

-June

Random Shout Out: I formally challenge Kejing to a stand off in ping pong. Two sets and 21 points each.
DUN Dun duuuuunnnn.....

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