This is a little known tale of how G-D came to give us the Ten Commandments.
G-D first went to the Egyptians and asked them if they would like a commandment.
"What's a commandment," they asked.
"Well, it's like "THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY" replied G-D.
The Egyptians thought about it and then said, "No way, that would ruin our weekends."
So then G-D went to the Assyrians and asked them if they would like a commandment.
They also asked, "What's a commandment?"
"Well," said G-D, "it's like, 'THOU SHALT NOT STEAL' " .
The Assyrians immediately replied, "No way. That would ruin our economy."
So finally G-D went to the Jews and asked them if they wanted a commandment.
They asked, "How much?"
G-D said, "They're free."
The Jews said, "Great! We'll take TEN."
