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Article: 'The wife'
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- Jerusalem Post
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- July 27, 2008
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HERB KEINON
Jerusalem Post
07-27-2008
Headline: 'The wife'
Byline: HERB KEINON
Edition; Daily
Section: Opinion
Page: 13
Sunday, July 27, 2008 -- I'm always a little wary when people come up and ask if they can ask a question, because this generally foretells, at least during a private conversation, that something awkward is about to unfold. Otherwise the questioner would simply blurt out the question.
During my college days in the States, the words "Can I ask you a question?" were always followed by something kippa-related, such as, "Why are you wearing a coaster on your head?"
Recently, after a lecture to a group, one listener's "Can I ask you a question?" was followed by the rather tasteless, ...