I was watching a speech that Robert Caro gave a while back and he warmed up the crowd with the following.
There are two rabbis at a large, prestigious synagogue in New York. The older rabbi tells the younger one that this Friday, the younger one will give his first sermon to the congregation. The younger rabbi explains that "actually, I'm quite nervous when speaking to crowds."
The older rabbi says not to worry. With the sort of wisdom one only acquires after years in the trade, he tells him "you are allowed to have a water glass with you at the pulpit. I find it helpful to fill mine with a very dry martini."
The younger rabbi seizes upon the older rabbi's advice and does just as suggested. When he finishes the sermon, he immediately goes to the back of the synagogue for the older rabbi's review.
"Well" said the older rabbi, "I have three comments for you. First, I would have taken the olive out of the water glass. Second, I sip the martini at key intervals -- I don't gulp it all down at the start of the sermon."
"And third," he continued, "David 'slew' Goliath -- he did not 'beat the sh**' out of him'."
Go blue and have a great Monday as you attack the day with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind!
There are two rabbis at a large, prestigious synagogue in New York. The older rabbi tells the younger one that this Friday, the younger one will give his first sermon to the congregation. The younger rabbi explains that "actually, I'm quite nervous when speaking to crowds."
The older rabbi says not to worry. With the sort of wisdom one only acquires after years in the trade, he tells him "you are allowed to have a water glass with you at the pulpit. I find it helpful to fill mine with a very dry martini."
The younger rabbi seizes upon the older rabbi's advice and does just as suggested. When he finishes the sermon, he immediately goes to the back of the synagogue for the older rabbi's review.
"Well" said the older rabbi, "I have three comments for you. First, I would have taken the olive out of the water glass. Second, I sip the martini at key intervals -- I don't gulp it all down at the start of the sermon."
"And third," he continued, "David 'slew' Goliath -- he did not 'beat the sh**' out of him'."
Go blue and have a great Monday as you attack the day with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind!
