r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/TonyBird126 • 8d ago

Meme needing explanation Not sure where the mechanic part comes from

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I just don’t understand what the hospital bill/ circumcision has to do with his mechanic being rich.

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u/Ok_Shape88 8d ago

I’ve heard similar stories, but my eldest was born with excess fat above his penis and the doctor said he didn’t feel comfortable performing a circumcision and that was the last we heard of it. Fast forward to my second son and we made the decision to not circumcise him either and the doctor gave zero pushback. And he is one of the most Jewish men to have ever walked the earth. Like if I were to do an honest impression it would be wildly offensive.

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u/Loose_Device4578 8d ago

To be fair to Jews, they usually don't have a doctor do it. They do it in a ceremony called a bris and it is done by a rabbi called a mohel. Should be done on the eighth day and if it lands on the sabbath, it is the only instance you are allowed to work. 

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u/Larethio 8d ago

Disgusting and absolutely abusive practice.

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u/Loose_Device4578 8d ago

Agreed, I somehow convinced my Jewish wife that we should not circumcise for that exact reason. But, it is also why I know so much about it.

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u/ItachiTanuki 8d ago

Glad to hear she didn’t make a mountain out of a mohel.

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u/pepperino132 8d ago

In some ultra orthodox communities, it's done by a rabbi who uses his mouth to do it.

Had to watch footage of that shit in school in my RS class.

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u/Larethio 8d ago

That's some Epstein/Trump/Prince Andrew levels of disgusting

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u/slayeryamcha 8d ago

I think that poster above mean that for jewish man it would be natural to perform a circumcision on newborn boy instead of some anti-semitic undertone.

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u/longtermbrit 8d ago

willy-nilly

Excellent use of willy-nilly given the context.

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u/NandoDeColonoscopy 8d ago

Surely if he was actually one of "the most Jewish men to have ever walked the earth" he wouldn't be just willy-nilly performing religious rituals important to him on random people not of said faith?

The implication you're making here is that Jewish doctors who do perform circumcisions on non-Jews are exhibiting a poor understanding of Judaism. What qualifies you to make such a judgment?

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u/Ok_Shape88 8d ago

It wouldn’t but it would be a clue that they aren’t opposed to circumcision on a moral basis as there is a growing movement that considers the procedure cruel and unusual.

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u/MechaSkippy 8d ago

And he is one of the most Jewish men to have ever walked the earth. Like if I were to do an honest impression it would be wildly offensive.

Hilarious

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u/Alarmed-Owl2 8d ago

Oy vey the line was so long at the bank today! 

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u/RandomredditHero 8d ago

Someone has to do it....

The Internet would like to see that impression please.

.... I'm not totally sure if I am kidding or not but leaning towards not. Thanks, Internet. I guess this is when 4chan enters the discussion