Overheard while waiting in line at the U.S. Post Office, Podunkville . . . deep in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey:
Sweet Little Old Lady: “I’d like to buy some stamps, and I don’t want those ones with the Simpsons on them. I don’t like the Simpsons.”
Post Office Lady: “Here’s this one, it’s nice.”
Sweet Little Old Lady: “What is it?”
Post Office Lady: “A Jewish Holiday.”
Sweet Little Old Lady: “Oh that’s nice! My Jewish friends will like that!”
The stamp:
6 responses so far
1 balconesfault // Sep 18, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Hey – they’re all Semites!
But that is pretty funny.
2 Chekote // Sep 18, 2009 at 1:27 pm
LOL!
3 cognitive dissident // Sep 18, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Can’t we all just get along?!?
4 LFC // Sep 18, 2009 at 3:24 pm
I grew up in southern New Jersey, and Pinies are a very special kind of redneck.
5 Jim // Sep 20, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Yeah, that’s sweet. Let’s hope the ACLU doesn’t sue the post office.
6 andydp // Sep 20, 2009 at 4:17 pm
While I don’t doubt it happened, I just want to add that’s an older stamp. New first class rate is 44 cents.
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