Comments on: Jewish? Wanna Move? Then the $50,000 is Yours

By: Polly

Polly — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:23:18 +0000

@cipher,
LOL! I remember that episode.
Although, in my case it would be failure to fulfill the stipulations of the contract.

By: muffin

muffin — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:19:09 +0000

I’ve driven through that part of Alabama.. You don’t wanna live there..

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:42:51 +0000

My MIL was Jewish. Doesn’t that make me Jewish by marriage? OTOH, it would take a lot more than $50k to make me move to Alabama.

By: weemaryanne

weemaryanne — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:19:41 +0000

Better think again, Hemant. Five years in Texas is equivalent to a lifetime anywhere else.

‘Cause EVERYTHING’S bigger in Texas!

By: cipher

cipher — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:01:43 +0000

Polly, did you save the receipts?

Reminds me of that scene from Seinfeld:

“I’d like to return this jacket.”

“The reason?”

“For spite.”

“I’m afraid we can’t let you return a jacket for spite, sir.”

“Okay, I changed my mind.”

“Well, you already said spite… !”

By: Polly

Polly — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:56:05 +0000

Good grief, the temple actually charges for membership?

Actually, that’s not an unusual idea. I’ve heard of churches that charge annual membership “fees.” It would never work at the Church I used to attend. The membership would dry up instantly.

Mormons are also required to “tithe” and that’s a literal requirement. 10% on the GROSS.

I also used to tithe, but there was no requirement. I WANT A REFUND!

By: cipher

cipher — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:32:14 +0000

Good grief, the temple actually charges for membership? At $1,000 per person?!?

Bear in mind, there’s no weekly collection.

There are some very old (in American terms) Jewish communities down South, some going back to the colonial period, but they’ve dissipated over the years. I can understand that the few remaining holdouts would want to revitalize them.

That being said – no way, no how.

By: Richard Wade

Richard Wade — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:24:05 +0000

Is there anywhere a cash incentive program for getting atheists to move out?

By: Stacy

Stacy — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:06:10 +0000

So who will be paying the medical bills for all the little inbred children in a few years?

By: Polly

Polly — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:02:21 +0000

Umm, Why? If you really want your own community, why not just move where there already is one? It’d be a whole lot less expensive!

I’d only convert (temporarily) for at least 6 figures. OTOH, $50K probably goes much further in Alabama than in L.A..