> At least this quarter it will give me a chance to tell one of
> my favorite
> jokes as a way of introducting the topic:
>
> This guy goes into a restaurant in the midwest and sees
> 'Bagel and Lox' on the menu. He's never heard of it before,
> so he tries it and really likes it. He comes in every morning
> for two weeks and orders bagel and lox. As he pays the
> bill one morning, he asks the waitress, "There's something I
> just have to know. Which one's the bagel and which one's the lox?"
>
Oh dear, jokes really don't travel well, do they? Can you explain it for
non-Americans?
Michael Kay
