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This Joke

...Reminded me of one I heard on Car Talk a month or so ago. It was one of their regular "Puzzler" segments.

A guy is helping his boss work on his car. He was dispatched to the parts store to get a new thermostat. He has the part written on a piece of paper. He approaches the counter telling the clerk he needs a "28 ounce thermostat." Puzzled, the clerk mentioned that he'd never heard of a "28 ounce thermostat." Disappointed, the guy starts to walk away. Before he walks out, the clerk asks for his telephone number in case he figures it out.

Not five minutes later, the clerk calls the guy back stating, "of course we have a 28 ounce thermostat. Tell him we also have 26 and 24 ounce thermostats too!"

Can you figure out what it was?

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Take some Matzoh, a flat, unleavened bread eaten during the Jewish observance of Passover, spread some margarine and top with salt. Suddenly I'm 8 years old again, sitting at the kitchen table.

This is one of my early memories of childhood, and Passover. Tonight, I made up this as a late snack before retiring, and I feel like I'm back in NY and it's 1969 again. Amazing that is the year the Mets won the World Series...

Other Passover memories: The circus came to town around that time. Badgering my parents for a hamburger, knowing I could not eat any bread that week. The "other" sets of plates and silverware we used only during this week.

A final memory: Matzoh Brei is a fried egg and matzoh recipe eaten at this time. I have a split skillet that folds over. The skillet is perhaps 50 years or older, handed down from my Mom. I make Matzo Brei with this skillet every year, as a tribute to my Mom's memory.

/danno......