By
Ian R. Taylor on February 8th, 2010
I’m a member of the Cornell Klezmer Ensemble, and our student president related this funny story:
She was at the Club Fair (one of those big events where all the student organizations get together to advertise and get new members), and she needed $10 for securing a booth. She was running around looking trying to get together the money, which she didn’t have, when a guy stopped her and said, “Can I help you?”
She responded, “Oh, I just need to find ten bucks for a booth.”
“Ten bucks!?” the guy said enthusiastically, “I can lend you ten bucks!”
After he gave her the money, she looked at where he had come from: The Cornell Socialist Club.
I don’t get it :C
Haha, and yet he was LENDING her the money. Secret Capitalist!
no…that’s really not it at all. see, socialists are all about everyone being able to participate. free healthcare, equal access to resources, etc etc. therefore, the humor lies in the fact that he was being extremely true to his creed, perhaps even ridiculously so.
Yeah, that made more sense in my head- thinking about how conservatives accuse the current administration of being socialist when it is far more in thrall to the banks and private interests than any notion of social support.
What instrument do you play in your klezmer group?
saxophone. also play guitar, but not really in a group or anything for that.
Ah, that makes sense now.