Shoshana had not seen her Milwaukee relatives in years, so she was terribly excited when her Aunt Minnie and Uncle Abe came to visit her in New York. To celebrate the reunion, she took them to an old-fashioned Jewish restaurant on the Lower East Side.
"I'll have the kreplach," Shoshana told the waiter.
"The kreplach is from last night," explained the waiter. "Better you should order something fresh-made -- like stuffed peppers."
"All right, let it be stuffed peppers."
The waiter turns to Aunt Minnie. "And you?"
"Bring please the pot roast."
"Look, lady, the pot roast is strictly for goyim. You want somethin' special, try the flanken."
"All right then, so bring the flanken."
Uncle Abe studied the menu carefully then said, "Waiter, I can't make up my mind. What do you suggest?"
"Suggest!" cried the waiter. "On a busy night like this who has time for suggestions?"
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