Big Up Yo'self, Abe

BIG UP YO'SELF, ABE

Q: How many Anti-Defamation League lawyers does it take to screw in a lightbu-

A: Stop it right there if you know what's good for you. It is a very thin line between what's offensive and what's supposed to be funny, and that line is about to be crossed by this joke. If you proceed with this punch line, you may find yourself in more trouble than you bargained for.

On Monday, the Post reported that Abe Foxman (Most Loathsome New Yorker #37, 2004) has joined with the UK's Jewish Board of Deputies in criticizing Jewish comedian Sacha Baron Cohen-aka Ali G-for a skit in which his Kazakh character Borat sings an anti-Semitic parody song in a bar located in that famous bastion of liberal tolerance, rural Arizona.

We'd like to take a moment and give Foxman a cheer for his ongoing efforts to guard the purity of our humorous fluids.

All together now: Give him a "J."

J!

Give him an "O."

O!

Give him a "K."

K!

Give him an "E."

E!

What does it spell, Abe?

If Foxman's really in the market for some press involving self-hating Jews, we hear Adam Sandler once did a mean-spirited imitation of his rabbi, and that a Jewish toy manufacturer once made fun of Groucho's nose. While he's at it, maybe Foxman can investigate and condemn Chris Rock's repeated use of the word "nigger." On second thought, Foxman is probably cool with that.