NAMED
The Hasidic Jews tell the story of a newcomer to America who took his pregnant wife to the hospital. In a short while the doctor came to the waiting room and announced to him that his wife had had twins. The man was so surprised that he fainted. It was the custom of the man’s native country to name the newborn children immediately. Since he was unconscious, his brother was asked to give names to the babies. When the father woke up he was told that his brother had already named the twins. His reaction was one of shock: “My brother named the kids? My brother is an idiot, a numskull. What did he call the girl?” A friend answered: “He named the girl Denise.” The father looked somewhat relieved and said, “Denise? Well, that’s not such a bad name. I kind of like it. And what did he call the boy?” The friend replied: “He called the boy, ‘De Nephew’,” When we…
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