The Ten Commandments

This is the little-known tale of how G-d came to give the Jews the Ten Commandments. 
G-d first went to the Egyptians and asked them if they would like a commandment.  
“What’s a commandment?” they asked.  
“Well, its like, Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery,” replied G-d.  
The Egyptians thought about it and then said, “No way. That would ruin our weekends.” 
So then G-d went to the Assyrians and asked them if they would like a commandment.  
They also asked, “What’s a commandment?”  
“Well,” said G-d, “its like, Thou Shalt Not Steal.”  
The Assyrians immediately replied, “No way. That would ruin our economy.” 
So finally G-d went to the Jews and asked them if they wanted a commandment.  
They asked, “How much?”  
G-d said, “They’re free.”  
The Jews said, “Great! We’ll take TEN!”

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