This is similar to the humorous album entitled, "You don't have to be Jewish" .. or if you understand the late Myron Cohen's Jewish humor, you'll understand this story...
My Father’s Funny Story
This is similar to the humorous album entitled, “You don’t have to be Jewish” .. or if you understand the late Myron Cohen’s Jewish humor, you’ll understand this story from the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s.
One morning, a gentleman was passing by a new storefront on Main Street (USA) when he witnessed a big sign being nailed above the store, by a small, bald man Jewish man. He waited until the sign was posted and readable .. Finally when the job was completed, the sign said, “My Name Is Fink and Vat do you think ….. I clean your clothes for NATINK!”
This was an astounding find! He thought to himself, “My wife has to clean, scrub and wash our clothes and this chore takes her a lot of time and MONEY! Why not bring our clothes here???
He asked the little Jewish man if the sign was really TRUE???
The man, said it once again .. “My Name Is Fink and Vat do you think ….. I clean your clothes for NATINK!” Well, “thank you Mr. Fink” he said …. “I will be right back!”
He ran home and told his wife to gather every piece of dirty clothing they owned and put them in the “wagon” .. (In those days, the common transportation was the horse-drawn wagon.)
They scurried and piled the clothing into four large piles. They got to the store and started bringing in the piles of clothing. The little Jewish clerk and owner, had two of his little twin brothers help to bring the piles of clothing into the back room.
He asked the customer, “When do you need to have these clothes ready for pickup?” The customer replied, “Is this afternoon, possible?” “SURE!” was the response. “These clothes will be ready at 5pm!”
Well …. the gentleman took his wife to the local eatery and had a nice lunch in celebration of their new friend, Mr. Fink!
At about 4:30, they returned to the store and sat on a corner bench and waited for their clothing. Mr. Fink came out from the backroom and said, “Your clothes are just about finished”.
“Wonderful service”, the couple exclaimed! The three little Jewish men then started piling the clothing in the same corner of the store. When this was completed, Mr. Fink said, “That will be $74.90 please?”
WHAT? The gentleman yelled out loud! The sign .. THE SIGN!
Mr. Fink said, “come outside I will read the sign to you, once again!”
He read the sign out loud for the final time: