Two beggars are sitting side by side on a street in Rome .
One has a
cross in front of him the other one the Star of David. Many people go
by and look at both beggars, but only put money into the hat of the
beggar sitting behind the cross.
A priest comes by, stops and watches
throngs of people giving money to the beggar behind the cross, but none
give to the beggar behind the Star of David. Finally, the priest goes
over to the beggar behind the Star of David and says,
"My poor fellow,
don't you understand? This is a Catholic country; this city is the seat
of Catholicism... People aren't going to give money if you sit there
with a Star of David in front of you, especially when you're sitting
beside a beggar who has a cross. In fact, they would probably give to
him just out of spite."
The beggar behind the Star of David listened to
the priest, turned to the other beggar with the cross and says,
"Moishe, look who's trying to teach the Goldstein brothers about
marketing?"
[h/t RichL]
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