“Yes, but if you’re Jewish,” Maxine unperturbed, “it’s good luck. Bar mitzvah money, for instance, you should always give it in multiples of 18.” “Sell pussy? for bar mitzvah?” “No, no, in gematria, kind of . . . Jewish code? 18 computes to chai or life.” “Same thing with pussy!” This intercultural dialogue is disrupted by commotion from the men’s room.
