Jewish Joke of the Week: The Train to Chicago
Two old friends, Isaac and Shmuel, are sitting across from each other in a cramped train compartment on the long ride from New York to Chicago.
For the first hour, neither says a word.
The second hour passes. Still, silence.
By the third hour, Shmuel finally looks out the window, shakes his head sadly, and lets out a deep, world-weary sigh.
“Oy…”
Isaac slowly lowers his newspaper, looks at Shmuel, shakes his head, and answers with an even heavier sigh.
“Oy vey…”
Shmuel looks back at him, throws his hands in the air, and groans from the depths of his soul.
“Oy va voy…”
Isaac has had enough.
He snaps his newspaper shut, folds his arms, and says:
“Look, Shmuel, if we’re going to spend the whole trip talking politics, I’m moving to another car!”
