Old Jews Telling Jokes: 5,000 Years of Funny Bits and Not-So-Kosher Laughs

A grasshopper walked into a bar and ordered a drink.
The bartender looked at him and said, €œYou know we have a drink named after you?€
The grasshopper replied, €œYou have a drink named Stanley?€
 
Schtick happens. For five thousand years, God€s chosen people have cornered the market on knee-slappers, zingers, and knock-knock jokes. Now Old Jews Telling Jokes mines mothers, fathers, bubbies, and zaydes for comic gelt. What we get are jokes that are funnier than a pie in the punim: Abie and Becky jokes; hilarious rabbi, doctor, and mohel tales; and those bits just for Mom (Q: What€s the difference between a Jewish mother and a Rottweiler? A: Eventually a Rottweiler will let go!). Some are just naughty and some are downright bawdy€"but either way you€ll laugh till you plotz. With Borscht Belt gags from Brooklyn to Bel Air to Boca, Old Jews Telling Jokes is like chicken soup for your funny bone. I mean, would it kill you to laugh a little?