citric rum, coconut shrimp, mahi-
mahi with a macadamia crust.
THE SIGN IS finally up ... Larco's
Italian Chophouse ... scheduled to
open on the former site of Flying
Fish, Orchard Lake Road north of
Maple in West Bloomfield.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE Dept ...
From Florence Lipton, in California
... The Pope met with his cardinals to
discuss a proposal from Benjamin
Netanyahu, the former leader of
Israel.
"Your Holiness," said one of the
cardinals "Mr. Netanyahu wants to
challenge you to a game of golf to
show the friendship and ecumenical
spirit shared by the Jewish and
Catholic faiths."
The Pope thought it was a good
idea, but he had never held a golf club
in his hand. "Have we not," he asked,
"a cardinal who can represent me
against the leader of Israel?"
"None that plays golf very well," a
cardinal said. "But," he added, "there
is a man named Jack Nicklaus, an
American golfer who is a devout
Catholic. We can offer to make him a
cardinal, then ask him to play
Benjamin Netanyahu as your person-
al representative. In addition to show-
ing our spirit of cooperation, we'll
also win the match!"
Everyone agreed it was a good idea.
The call was made. Of course,
Nicklaus was honored and agreed to
play. The day after the match,
Nicklaus reported to the Vatican to
inform the pope of the match.
"I have some good news and some
bad news, Your Holiness," said the
golfer.
"Tell me the good news first,
Cardinal Nicklaus," said the pope.
"Well, Your Holiness, I don't like to
brag, but even though I've played
some pretty terrific rounds of golf in
my life, this was the best I've ever
played, by far. I must have been
inspired from above. My drives were
long and true, my irons were accurate
and purposeful and my putting was
perfect. With all due respect, my play
was truly miraculou."
"What is the bad news?" the Pope
asked.
"Nicklaus sighed. "I lost to Rabbi
Tiger Woods by three strokes."
TIP TIPS ... Don't put money on
the table when leaving a restaurant ...
Better to give it to the server ...
Other customers are known to have
sticky fingers.
KORN KORNER ... Q. What do
you call steaks ordered by 10 Jews? ...
A. Fillet Minyan." ❑

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