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"same way I'd bathe the Jews"? wha..?


I don't get it.

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She thought the word "genitals" referred to "Gentiles".

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Ah! Lol, that would have never occurred to me. ;-)

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I did not catch the reference either. Caught my interest as I'm Jewish too. Funny.

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I didn't get it either but thought maybe it was foreskin (or lack of) related.

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Jewish people partake in Mikveh, or ritual bathing. It is used as a form purity cleanse. Some Jews immense themselves fully. Women and men partake. So...she means she cleans her genitals with the utmost care, and thoroughly is my idea.

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Well, your idea is wrong.

The joke was already explained above.

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your name is misspelt

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That's so interesting to hear from someone who has no idea what the word is! (and I can tell you right now that no one ever got it)

What do you think it's supposed to be?

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etcetera

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No, it's "exa" and "tera", mathematical prefixes.

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nerd

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If anything, I wish I was more of a nerd!

But sure, whatever.

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let's keep this related to the OP's submission

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I *am* the OP.

Not sure why you bothered with a comment in this thread in the first place.

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the OP was talking about Jews

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[facepalm]

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