On a windy day this guy sees an elderly rabbi get his hat blown off, so the guy runs after the hat and manages to grab it. The rabbi is very grateful. He hands the guy a $20 bill and says "God bless you, young man!"

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The guy figures this is his lucky day, so he goes to the racetrack. He sees that one of the horses in the first race is named "Top Hat," and thinks to himself "This must be a sign! The rabbi gave me a blessing!" So he bets the $20 on Top Hat, and the horse wins the race! The guy is now up $100.

In the next race there's a long shot named Stetsen, so he puts the whole $100 on Stetson. Stetson wins! The guy is now up $1500.

Now he's really sure of himself, and on the next race he bets all his winnings on a horse named Chateau, at 100-1 odds. But to his shock, the horse comes in dead last.

Dejected, he goes home and tells his wife what happened.

"You idiot!" says his wife. "Chateau is a house, chapeau is a hat! We could have been rich! Anyway, which horse won?"

And the guy says, "I dunno... some Japanese horse named 'Yarmulke.'"