Only in America

Three Jewish men arrive in New York from Europe, and decide to meet again in 20 years to see how they all made out in America.

20 years pass…

The first man asks the second, “So, nu? How’d you do?” He replies: Vell, you know…ven I came to this country I had no idea vhat to do with myself to make a livink. So I looked at my last name. Goldstein. So I vent into the gold business. And oy, did I make a FORTUNE!” He turns to the next man and asks, “So nu, how ’bout you?”

He says “Vell, like you I had no idea vhat I vas going to do in this vast country to make a livink, so I too, looked to my last name. Silverberg. So I vent into silver. And oy, did I make a fortune!” So they both turn to the last man and say, “And you? Vat happened to you?”

So the third man said, “Vell, I too had no idea how I vas to make a living here in America, so I looked at my last name. Taylor. I said, das no good. I never make money as a tailor. So I went to shul and prayed. I said “God, if you make me a wealthy man, I promise to make You my partner.”

So the first man said, “So, vat happened?” The man replied, “Vas the matter? You never heard of Lord and Taylor?”