A Joke to Start the Week - "The Sound of Music"

It's going to be a busy week, with Thanksgiving holiday travel and family gatherings and a mixture of anticipation and stress. What a perfect time for a joke to start the week.

Once again we're glad to welcome back Michael Hirsch, who has been featured as a Jewish Humor Central joke teller this year.

 
Today Michael, an investment advisor for individuals and institutions, gives us a shaggy dog story that evokes memories of the Frankenstein novels and movies.

Here's the setup: Igor is sitting in Frankenstein's castle one evening when the front doorbell rings. And then...

Enjoy!

 
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A Joke to Start the Week - "Roy Rogers and the Mountain Lion"

It's Labor Day, but it's a Monday, so here's a Joke to Start the Week and to ease you into going back to work and back to school tomorrow.

Once again we're glad to welcome back Michael Hirsch, who has been featured as a Jewish Humor Central joke teller for a few months.
 
Today Michael, an investment advisor for individuals and institutions, gives us a groaner that requires you to remember an old song*.

Here's the setup: Dale Evans is sitting on the front porch of her house one day when she sees Roy Rogers riding up on Trigger and she sees he's wearing brand new boots. And then...

Enjoy!
 
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* Chattanooga Choo Choo 
 

A Joke to Start the Week - "A Missing Bicycle"

A new week is starting, so it's time for another joke. For this one we're bringing back Michael Hirsch, who has been featured as a Jewish Humor Central joke teller for a few months.

Today Michael, an investment advisor for individuals and institutions, gives us a clergy joke. 

Here's the setup: In a small town in the Midwest, a rabbi and a priest would go for a bike ride every Monday morning. One day the rabbi shows up and sees the priest sitting on a bench without a bike. And then...

Enjoy!

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A Joke to Start the Week - "Major Airline Merger"

It's a hot July Monday, and we're spending it in the Berkshires on our annual summer lecture tour. But we still have time to post a weekly joke.

This is a very short one, so if you look away for an instant, you may miss the punch line.

Once again, we're lucky to have Michael Hirsch, an investment advisor for individuals and institutions, to deliver the joke.
 
Michael is a graduate of Brooklyn College, Class of '66. He attended Telshe Yeshiva during high school and Yeshiva Netzach Yisrael during college. When he's not telling jokes, Michael enjoys participating in triathlons.

Here's the setup for today's joke: There was a major announcement this week...a very, very large airline merger in Europe...

Enjoy!

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A Joke to Start the Week - "An Expensive Hearing Aid"

It's Monday, and that means it's time for another Joke to Start the Week.

For today's joke, we once again turn to Michael Hirsch, who's become a Jewish Humor Central regular.

Michael, an investment advisor for individuals and institutions, is a graduate of Brooklyn College, Class of '66. He attended Telshe Yeshiva during high school and Yeshiva Netzach Yisrael during college. When he's not telling jokes, Michael enjoys participating in triathlons.

Here's the setup for today's joke: Three Jewish men are sitting down in a country club, and of course the discussion turns to some things they recently bought. And then...

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A Joke to Start the Week - "Brain Price"

Today is the Fourth of July. But it's also Monday, the day we run our Joke to Start the Week. So what's a blogger to do? 

After careful consideration, we ran our Fourth of July post yesterday on July 3, letting us post a joke today so as not to disappoint our Monday joke followers.

For today's joke, we once again turn to Michael Hirsch, who's become a Jewish Humor Central regular.

Michael, an investment advisor for individuals and institutions, is a graduate of Brooklyn College, Class of '66. He attended Telshe Yeshiva during high school and Yeshiva Netzach Yisrael during college. When he's not telling jokes, Michael enjoys participating in triathlons.

Here's the setup for today's joke: This man is suffering from constant headaches, so he goes to his doctor. The doctor runs some exams, checks him out, and then...

Enjoy!

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A Joke to Start the Week - "Unexpected Diagnosis"

Hey, it's Tuesday! Wasn't the Joke to Start the Week supposed to appear on Monday? Yes, but Monday was the second day of Shavuot everywhere but Israel, so we didn't post yesterday.

But that's no reason to skip a joke for this week, so we're posting it today instead. Today we're bringing back Michael Hirsch for another round.  

Michael, an investment advisor for individuals and institutions, is a graduate of Brooklyn College, Class of '66. He attended Telshe Yeshiva during high school and Yeshiva Netzach Yisrael during college. When he's not telling jokes, Michael enjoys participating in triathlons. 

Here's the setup for today's joke: Max is going to the doctor for his annual physical and the doctor runs all the tests, head to foot. And then...

Enjoy!

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A Joke to Start the Week - "The Genie and the Bridge"

It's another Monday and it's time for another Joke to Start the Week. 

This week we're welcoming Michael Hirsch as a new member of our joke-telling family.  

Michael has a passion for telling jokes, and has been sharing lots of them in print with his personal email list. Now he'll be seen by our more than 5,000 subscribers to Jewish Humor Central.

Michael, an investment advisor for individuals and institutions, is a graduate of Brooklyn College, Class of '66. He attended Telshe Yeshiva during high school and Yeshiva Netzach Yisrael during college. When he's not telling jokes, Michael enjoys participating in triathlons.

Here's the setup for today's joke: A man is walking along the beach in Asbury Park, New Jersey. He looks down in the sand and there's some gold object stuck there. And then...

Enjoy!

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