Silent Argument - Funny Joke
Several centuries ago, the Pope decided that all the Jews had to leave the Vatican. Naturally there was a big uproar from the Jewish community. So the Pope made a deal. He would have a religious debate with a member of the Jewish community. If the Jew won, the Jews could stay. If the Pope won, the Jews would leave. The Jews realized that they had no choice. So they picked an elderly aged man named Moishe to represent them. Rabbi Moishe’s Latin wasn’t very good - in fact, he knew very little–but he was a man of great faith and well respected in the Jewish community. The pope agreed. What could be easier than a silent debate?
The day of the great debate came. Moishe and the Pope sat opposite each other for a full minute before the Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers. Moishe looked back at him and raised one finger. The Pope waved his fingers in a circle around his head. Moishe pointed to the ground where he sat. The Pope pulled out a wafer and a glass of wine. Moishe pulled out an apple. The Pope stood up and said, “I give up. This man is too good. The Jews can stay.”
An hour later, the cardinals were all around the Pope asking him what happened. The Pope said: “First I held up three fingers to represent the Trinity. He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that there was still one God common to both our religions. Then I waved my finger around me to show him that God was all around us. He responded by pointing to the ground and showing that God was also right here with us. I pulled out the wine and the wafer to show that God absolves us from our sins. He pulled out an apple to remind me of original sin. He had an answer for everything. What could I do?”
Meanwhile, the Jewish community had crowded around Moishe. “What happened?” they asked. “Well,” said Moishe, “First he said to me that the Jews had three days to get out of here. I told him that not one of us was leaving. Then he told me that this whole city would be cleared of Jews. I let him know that we were staying right here.” “And then?” asked a woman. “I don’t know,” said Moishe. “He took out his lunch and I took out mine.”
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November 27th, 2007 at 2:26 am
very funny and realistic in a carton style
November 27th, 2007 at 3:54 am
Just goes to show how what we see is shaped by our cultures and beliefs.
November 27th, 2007 at 8:31 am
This is actually a changed version of an old zen story, “Trading dialogue for lodging”
November 27th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Why changed this Zen story into a religious setting?, the moral was perfectly fine as it was…
November 28th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
“Just goes to show how what we see is shaped by our cultures and beliefs.”
Apologies for my pedantry but no it doesn’t. This is a made up story not an account of actual events.
November 29th, 2007 at 3:04 am
Thank you for the awesome joke.
November 29th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Grrrrrooooaaaaaannnn…..
I hate long jokes with crap punchlines….
November 29th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Heh, reminds me of another joke….
The pope walks out of the Vatican, after his Sunday sermon, and sees two people sitting against the Vatican wall, collecting money. One is a priest collecting for his parish, the other is an old Jew collecting for his starving family. He sees how each person coming out of the Vatican gives the priest some money, and then spits on the Jew. The pope then goes to the Jew, and tells him, kindly, that this was not a good place to do business. The Jew says thanks for the advice, and the pope walks on. The Jew then turns to the priest and says, “Moishe, He’s telling US how to do business..”
November 30th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
Why changed this Zen story into a religious setting?, the moral was perfectly fine as it was…
Actually, it was better… the Zen version actually makes a point.
December 2nd, 2007 at 11:23 am
thats goood to share jokes but jokes that too long is not good
anyway this seems to be good joke
bhaktapurgirl
mazzako.blogspot.com
December 2nd, 2007 at 11:25 am
nice joke keep it up
thanks for it
jasmine
tech-chek.blogspot.com
December 4th, 2007 at 4:41 am
It may be a totally made up story meant to be a joke, but it does show how the catholics will interpret seemingly normal activities into altogether abnormal “realities”… those “realities” will always go back to the root of the “roman” version of Christianity…
December 15th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce
December 20th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
retarded joke o.O
December 25th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
robert hoskins…
Man i just love your blog, keep the cool posts comin…..
January 26th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Hilarious. I have heard a version of that joke involving a Franciscan and a Dominican. Have you heard that one?
August 21st, 2008 at 3:28 am
omgosh that is sooooooo hlarious lol it mad me rofl
September 17th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
funny funny lolololol
September 17th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
so i want more i demand more funny funny