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| Humor & Laughter Village: 幽默笑話村: 009 |
| Chinese Laundry: received from C Alan Kang |
Walking through San Francisco's Chinatown, a tourist is fascinated with all the Chinese
restaurants, shops, signs and banners. He turns a corner and sees a building with the
sign, "Saul Dumbrowsky's Chinese Laundry."
"Saul Dumbrowsky?" he muses. "How the heck does that fit in here?"
So he walks into the shop and sees an old Chinese gentleman behind the counter. The
tourist asks, "How did this place get a name like 'Saul Dumbrowsky's Chinese Laundry?'
The old man answers, "Is name of owner."
The tourist asks, "Where is the owner?"
"Me, is right here," replies the old man.
"How did you ever get a name like Saul Dumbrowsky?"
"Is simple," says the old man. "Many, many year ago when come to this country, was
stand in line at Immigration Documentation Center. Man in front is Jewish gentleman
from Poland. Lady look at him and go, 'What your name?' He say, 'Saul Dumbrowsky.'
Then she finish his paperwork.
Then she look at me and go, 'What your name?' And I say, 'Sem Ting.' "
restaurants, shops, signs and banners. He turns a corner and sees a building with the
sign, "Saul Dumbrowsky's Chinese Laundry."
"Saul Dumbrowsky?" he muses. "How the heck does that fit in here?"
So he walks into the shop and sees an old Chinese gentleman behind the counter. The
tourist asks, "How did this place get a name like 'Saul Dumbrowsky's Chinese Laundry?'
The old man answers, "Is name of owner."
The tourist asks, "Where is the owner?"
"Me, is right here," replies the old man.
"How did you ever get a name like Saul Dumbrowsky?"
"Is simple," says the old man. "Many, many year ago when come to this country, was
stand in line at Immigration Documentation Center. Man in front is Jewish gentleman
from Poland. Lady look at him and go, 'What your name?' He say, 'Saul Dumbrowsky.'
Then she finish his paperwork.
Then she look at me and go, 'What your name?' And I say, 'Sem Ting.' "
