I Think We Have a Winner

I think we have a winning response regarding Oorah's Monkey from Aaron from L.A.:

You've all overlooked the obvious.The word for monkey in Hebrew is Kof, which in gematria comes out to 186.The word Kesef" or money comes out to 160.The difference is 26,which is a common donation among Persian and other Jews, since that is also the gematria yud-K-Vav-k. The donor is obviously a Persian Jew trying to get a monkey off his back.I'm surprised no one else thought of it.

A Monkey?

Time to lighten up the mood. I just received my Oorah Chinese Auction catalogue and couldn't resist the temptation to flip through. Last year I noted that more and more prizes come in the form of cash (mortgage payments/rent, groceries, utilities, debt repayment). Practical prizes seem to be the wave of the future.

Prize 35 caused me to do a double take! Prize 35 is a MONKEY. The fine print reads: Winner will receive a gift certificate for the value of the purchase of a capuchin, marmoset, squirrel, lemur or spider monkey. The value of the gift certificate shall not exceed $2,800. In states where licensing is required winner is responsible to license. Winner is responsible to comply with all regulations and requirements relating to monkey. Oorah makes no representation as to the legality in any state where winner may reside. Sponsored by: Anonymous

Let's face it, the people of Israel in todays day and age aren't known as dog or cat people. Many of our children are terrified by the sight of a dog. I'd love to know the thinking behind offering such a prize.

The reader with the best explaination will be published prior to the end of Chanukah.

A Purim Laugh: Too Suggestive

Worth a laugh! Ariella runs advertisements from various vendors and always has a few stories. In the most recent edition, she learns that a some editor at some Chareidi newspaper was told his ad showing one bed with two pillows was too suggestive!

My bed currently has five pillows on it! I wonder what sort of image would float through this editor's head if he were to ever see a picture of my bed.

Overheard in the Kosher Grocery

Feel free to use this forum to add your own stories of the strangest things you have ever heard in the Kosher Grocery, or any other store geared toward the frum. Here are my top two:

1. Yesterday while waiting in line for my chickens which were being de-skinned in the back, the man in front of me says to the man behind the counter, "I'm here to pick up my Christmas Turkey." I'm glad that kosher stores get non-Jewish business. But, I can't imagine paying kosher prices if I didn't have to.

2. Months ago, I was in another kosher grocery and there were about 5 ladies in kippot. One of them exclaims to her friends, "these prices are soooo low!" Where does she shop regularly?

That's it. After Chanukah, back to our regular programming. Chanukah Sameach and Shabbat Shalom.