[Silent Wings]

Sam Ting every Monday.

Walking through San Francisco's Chinatown, a tourist from the Midwest was
enjoying the artistry of all the Chinese restaurants, shops, signs and
banners when he turned a corner and saw a building with the sign "Moshe
Plotnik's Chinese Laundry."

"Moshe Plotnik?" he wondered. "How does that belong in Chinatown?" He walked
into the shop and saw a fairly standard looking dry cleaner, although he
could see that the proprietors were clearly aware of the uniqueness of the
store name as there were baseball hats, T-shirts and coffee mugs emblazoned
with the logo "Moshe Plotnik's Chinese Laundry." The tourist selected a
coffee cup as a conversation piece to take back to his office. Behind the
counter was a smiling old Chinese gentleman who thanked him for his
purchase.

The tourist asked, "Can you explain how this place got a name like 'Moshe
Plotnik's Chinese Laundry?'

The old man answered, "Ah...evleebody ask me that . It name of owner.

" Looking around, the tourist asked, "Is he here?"

"It me," replies the old man.

"Really? You're Chinese. How did you ever get a name like Moshe Plotnik?"

"Is simple", said the old man. "Many, many year ago I come to this country.
I standing in line at 'Documentation Center of Immigration.' Man in front of
me Jewish from Poland. Lady at counter look at him and say, "What your
name?"

He say, "Moshe Plotnik."

Then she look at me and say, "What your name?"

I say, "Sam Ting."