Contents

INTRODUCTION

1  How do you tell the difference between a shlemiel and a shlimazel?

LESS ESSAY, MORE EXAMPLES

12   How do you tell the difference between one Jew and another Jew?

16   How do you tell the difference between a Jew and a Gentile?

22   How do you tell the difference between a Jewish person and a comedian?

28   How do you tell the difference between a Jew and a parrot?

39   How do you tell the difference between a Jew and an anti-Semite?

43   How do you tell the difference between joking and not joking?

50   How do you tell the difference between a blessing and a curse?

55   How do you tell the difference between a good deal and a bad deal?

62   How do you tell the difference between a tailor and a psychiatrist?

66   How do you tell the difference between morality and neurosis?

71   How do you tell the difference between a Jewish woman and a shiksa?

84   How do you tell the difference between a Jewish mother and a Jewish mother-in-law?

99   How do you tell the difference between a male Jewish comedian and a female Jewish comedian?

105  How do you tell the difference between a king and a beggar?

111  How do you tell the difference between Jews and Israelis?

120  How do you tell the difference between life and death?

126  How do you tell the difference between the Trinity and the Almighty?

134  How do you tell the difference between man and God?

141  How do you tell the difference between a good joke and a bad joke?

147  How do you tell the difference between comedy and theology?

152  How do you tell the difference between Jewish and Goyish?

157  How do you tell the difference between sporting and joking?

AND FINALLY...

161  How do you tell the difference?

180  Index