A Jewish man moves into a Catholic neighborhood. Every Friday the
Catholics go crazy because, while they're morosely eating fish
according to the strict order of things, the Jew is outside barbecuing steaks.
So the Catholics work on the Jew to convert him. Finally, by threats and
pleading, the Catholics succeed.
They take the Jew to a priest who sprinkles holy water on the Jew and
intones:
"Born
a Jew
Raised a Jew
Now a Catholic."
The
Catholics are ecstatic. No more delicious, but maddening smells
every
Friday evening.
But the next Friday evening, the scent of
barbecue
wafts through the neighborhood.
The Catholics all rush to
the
former
Jew's house to remind him of his new diet.
They see him
standing over the cooking steak. He is sprinkling water
on
the meat
and saying:
