Did you hear the one about the blog?

Mordenti and I had a discussion on the N line and decided that weekend blog updates will be optional and limited to jokes and other light content.

In that spirit, here is one of my favorite jokes told to me by a dear friend, also an immigrant:

Two Palestinians migrate to the U.S.. When they touch down in New York, they make a deal. The person who becomes the most Americanized, they agree, will get a car, for which the other person will pay. This, they believe, will be a great motivation for them to assimilate and adjust to their new lives.

Ten years pass, and they meet in a pre-arranged spot.

The first man is so eager to show how assimilated he is, he begins rattling off his accomplishments in a flawless American accent.

"Well, in ten years, I've managed to get a job working in a Wells Fargo bank. I married a nice girl from Wisconsin, and we're raising two beautiful kids in the suburbs. One of them has started elementary school and says he wants to be a boy scout. I just got a big promotion at work, and the boss has said he'll sponsor me and the wife if we'd like to join his country club."

The second guy is taken aback by this recitation. He takes a moment to collect himself, then gets a triumphant look on his face as he decides how to best present himself as more American than the first man. Taking a deep breath, and putting on his best red-faced grimace, he shouts at him:

"Go home, you fucking towelhead!"

Photo: Comedian Zach Toczynski by DCMatt