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{{quote|Once at a dinner party, I listened to an Indian (from India, not Arizona) telling funny stories about his mother. I listened with interest for he looked thoroughly Indian, and finally I could no longer resist. I asked in mock amazement, "Is your mother Jewish?"
{{quote|Once at a dinner party, I listened to an Indian (from India, not Arizona) telling funny stories about his mother. I listened with interest for he looked thoroughly Indian, and finally I could no longer resist. I asked in mock amazement, "Is your mother Jewish?"
He looked at me quite calmly and said, "My friend, all mothers are Jewish."|[[Isaac Asimov]]
He looked at me quite calmly and said, "My friend, all mothers are Jewish."
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{{quote|[[Light Bulb Joke|'''Q:''' How many Jewish mothers does it take to change a light bulb?]]
'''A:''' Don't mind me. I'll just sit here in the dark and ''suffer''.}}


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Once at a dinner party, I listened to an Indian (from India, not Arizona) telling funny stories about his mother. I listened with interest for he looked thoroughly Indian, and finally I could no longer resist. I asked in mock amazement, "Is your mother Jewish?"
He looked at me quite calmly and said, "My friend, all mothers are Jewish."

Q: How many Jewish mothers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Don't mind me. I'll just sit here in the dark and suffer.