I'VE GOT A FLUKKY

For those of you who have heard this before, please bear with me.

Hymie hasn't been feeling well and goes to see his doctor.
When he returns home, his wife Minnie asks:
'Nu what did he say?'
Hymie:'He says I've got a flukky.'
Minnie:'A what?'
Hymie:'A flukky.'
Minnie:'So what exactly is a flukky?'
Hymie:'I don't know.'
Minnie:'Don't worry, I'll go next door and ask Sadie. That yenteh knows everything.

Minnie goes next door and asks Sadie:
'My Hymie just got back from the doctor and he's got a flukky. You know maybe what's a flukky?'
Sadie:'Of course! Everyone in the old country had a flukky. Tell Hymie to eat prunes and in no time he'll feel like a million bucks.'

Minnie goes back and tells Hymie.

Two weeks go by and Hymie doesn't feel any better. As a matter of fact on top of everything else, now he has gas from all the prunes.

Minnie goes to her other nextdorikeh Fannie and tells her what the doctor told her Hymie.
Fannie said,'Oy, oy ,oy! A flukky? Tell him to put on hot compresses. That's what we always did for a flukky.'

Minnie goes back and tells Hymie.

Another two weeks go by and Hymie is a mess. Between the prunes and the hot compresses he doesn't have a life.

Finally, not being able to stand it any more, Minnie calls the doctor.
Minnie:'Dr.Katz, could you please tell me what's wrong with my Hymie?'
Dr. Katz:'Why nothing's wrong with your husband. All his tests came back fine. As a matter of fact, I told him he got off lucky.'

With all that is going on in the world today, sometimes it's really hard to see the glass half full.

Evil walks the planet...anti semitisim is beyond the danger mark...global warming is endangering the earth...and if that isn't enough, some meshuggeneh comet is heading in our direction.

'Yu-hu, Mr.God, I know You have a plan, but I was wondering if You could give me a couple of hints that the good guys are going to win this one. Take a second from Your busy schedule and give me a sign. Doesn't have to be earth-shattering. Just a little simman. Thanks God, Yours truely, Marallyn'

And then I thought:

It has been a month since the place where I had been working went out of business, and in those four weeks I have discovered how absolutely happy I am to be off that merry-go-round of working a zillion hours, six days a week.

Instead, I am teaching a couple of students...I am back writing...and I have my life back. Tfu tfu tfu!

I am so very very grateful. See, I got a flukky! Thanks God!

If you got a flukky, I'd love to hear about it.

Shavuah tov.

Have a great day...stay safe...and thanks for dropping in.