Author Archives: Alexandra Dasilva

A Rabbi and A Priest

Nationality: American
Age: 90
Residence: New Jersey
Performance Date: April 22, 2015
Primary Language: English
Language: German, Hebrew

“The rabbi and the priest talk about how they collect money. The priest says that the church has a box to put money inside. Then the priest turned to the rabbi and asked, how they collect money. The rabbi responded that he throws money into the air and says “It’s God’s money, so whatever comes back down is mine.”

Familial Jokes

Nationality: American
Age: 23
Occupation: N/A
Residence: Los Angeles
Performance Date: April 17, 2015
Primary Language: English
  • “What do you call a Jewish Dilemma?
    • Pork chops at half price
  • If your lipschitz then my ass smiles
  • “You know why I’m looking forward to tomorrow?
    • Because I get better looking everyday.

German Phrases

Nationality: Geman-American
Age: 88
Occupation: Retired
Residence: New Jersey
Performance Date: April 22, 2015
Primary Language: English
Language: German, Yiddish

“Ess Mein Kind”

“I’m going to make a “Wush-shin””

 

One way to make people know that they aren’t welcome at your house

Nationality: Puerto Rican
Age: 20s-30s
Occupation: JetBlue Flight Attendant
Residence: N/A
Performance Date: April 19, 2015
Primary Language: English
Language: Spanish

When you receive visitors and do not want them to come back to your house you place an upside down broom in your doorway so that the brussels are sticking out of the top of the door. If someone sees this, they know not to come back

The Garden Apartments’ Animals

Nationality: American
Age: 63-65
Residence: New York
Performance Date: April 18, 2015
Primary Language: English

In Ridgefield, New Jersey at the Garden Apartments:

  • There were 10 attached garages and at night the kids that lived in the Garden apartments would say that lions, tigers, and dogs would jump over the garages. They were scared of this so the kids would stay inside at night