March 19th, 2008
Episode 202: The Baby, Part Four
Are the neighbors Jewish, or do they just want a Jewish baby? Furthermore, circumcising a baby doesn’t make it Jewish, so why would the neighbors believe it was Jewish if it was only missing its foreskin? How was the baby shitting in the aquarium? Aquariums are generally located high up on a table or counter top so babies and other pets won’t be allowed to shit in them. And what baby isn’t trained to shit in the toilet but has the wherewithal to remove its diaper and unload one in the aquarium?
Like a good academic paper, this strip raises more questions than it answers. This is exactly why it’s being published in next month’s issue of the American Journal of Sociology. Buy it here.
