{"id":800,"date":"2020-12-06T19:52:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T03:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pixel-stained-wretch.com\/wordpress\/?p=800"},"modified":"2020-12-06T20:19:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T04:19:35","slug":"the-kugel-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pixel-stained-wretch.com\/wordpress\/2020\/12\/06\/the-kugel-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kugel Joke"},"content":{"rendered":"

[I have heard this joke told a number of times. It is in essence a \u201cshaggy dog<\/a>\u201d story, a long meandering narrative that is more fun in the telling, in how long one can spin it out and in which absurd directions, than in delivering its punchline, which is not much of a punchline at all. The following is the bare scaffolding of the Kugel Joke; your job is to embellish it as best you can in your own telling.<\/em>]<\/p>\n

Just as the Melish family was sitting down to Hanukkah dinner, the doorbell rang. It was their neighbor Mr. Levitz. <\/span><\/p>\n

Not wishing to be inhospitable, Mrs. Melish set a place for him at the table beside their youngest son, and invited their visitor to sit down. Levitz sat, saying, \u201cThank you but I just ate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dishes began to be handed around. When young Fielding Melish passed Levitz the soup, Levitz said, \u201cOh no, I couldn\u2019t possibly\u2026well, maybe just a little,\u201d and filled his bowl.<\/span><\/p>\n

Next came the bean salad, and Levitz said, \u201cReally, I\u2019m full\u2026well, maybe just a spoonful or two,\u201d and covered half his plate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then came the latkes, and Levitz said, \u201cI really shouldn\u2019t, but maybe one\u2026,\u201d and took three.<\/span><\/p>\n

And the apple-sauce: \u201cJust a dab,\u201d as he ladled on a large heap.<\/span><\/p>\n

Next came the brisket: \u201cOh, maybe a slice\u2026at <\/span>most<\/span>!\u201d And he took three thick slices, including the coveted end piece.<\/span><\/p>\n

And then, finally, Fielding handed him the kugel casserole, and Levitz\u2019s eyes lit up: \u201c<\/span>KUGEL<\/span>! Now kugel<\/i> I could <\/span>eat<\/i><\/b><\/span>!!!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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