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To: Lurkinanloomin

http://www.whitepages.com/name/Juan-Mexicano/Addison-Il

A few listings for Juan Mexicano in Addison, IL!

I was surprised?

Walking through San Francisco’s Chinatown, a tourist from the Midwest was enjoying the artistry of all the Chinese restaurants, shops, signs and banners when he turned a corner and saw a building with the sign “Moishe Plotnik’s Laundry.” “Moishe Plotnik?” he wondered. “How does that belong in Chinatown?”

He walked into the shop and saw a fairly standard looking drycleaner, although he could see that the proprietors were clearly aware of the uniqueness of the store name as there were baseball hats, T-shirts and coffee mugs emblazoned with the logo “Moishe Plotnik’s Chinese Laundry.” The tourist selected a coffee cup as a conversation piece to take back to his office. Behind the counter was a smiling old Chinese gentleman who thanked him for his purchase. The tourist asked, “Can you explain how this place got a name like ‘Moishe Plotnik’s Laundry?’

The old man answered, “Ah...Evleebody ask me that. It name of owner.”

Looking around, the tourist asked, “Is he here?”

“It me,” replies the old man.

“Really? You’re Chinese. How did you ever get a name like Moishe Plotnik?”

“Is simple”, said the old man. Many, many year ago I come to this country. I standing in line at ‘Documentation Center of Immigration.’ Man in front of me was Jewish man from Poland. Lady at counter look at him and say, “What your name?”

He say, “Moishe Plotnik.”

Then she look at me and say, “What your name?”

I say, “Sam Ting.”


16 posted on 08/16/2016 6:21:50 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (Looks like it's pretty hairy.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Sam Ting Wong wit dat!


24 posted on 08/16/2016 6:28:23 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

well, I guess it is better than the man who knew two English words and became the most respected man in his Greek town because of it. Some tourist had said it to him.
It was ...”Sha tap”.


29 posted on 08/16/2016 6:46:42 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: DUMBGRUNT

My Grandfather’s favorite joke! Only it was Olie Olson’s Chinese Laundry. ;-)


39 posted on 08/16/2016 7:31:29 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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