A Jew in Texas
A Jewish man passing thru Texas for a few day stay on business
checked into a rooming house in a very what you would call a
frontier town.
Not to be conspicuous, he dressed himself in western attire and
went in to the only saloon in town. He was surrounded by men in
cowboy clothes, wearing six shooters and looking very gruff.
He ordered a beer. While sipping his beer and trying to be as
inconspicuous as possible the biggest burliest, scroungiest
looking speciman walks in and proclaims, "Ah hears there is a
Jew in here!"
The Jewish man cringes, says nothing.
"Ah know you're in here and you better speak up," says the
Western man.
The Jewish man knows that sooner or later he would have to face
up to him and accept the consequences of being Jewish especially
in such a remote place as this.
He stands up proudly and says," I AM A JEW!"
The Westerner stares at him angrily, "What the HELL are you hiding
for? Come with me, ah needs you for a minyan."