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Humor: HIP To Offer Passover Insurance



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Post Mon, Mar 19 2007, 1:21 pm
Brooklyn, NY –- Beginning April 1st, a major New York health insurance company will begin offering a new type of specialty insurance, geared to the Orthodox Jewish community.

HIP (acronym for “Hardships Inflicted by Passover”), will begin to cover observant Jews who were harmed by Passover-related difficulties. The move comes after the company received numerous reports over the past few years of broken or missing teeth, clogged intestines, wine-stained white shirts and haggada’s, and popped pants buttons. Other damages include sore thumbs resulting from breaking thick matzos at the center, particularly during the yachatz ritual.

“Due to the risky nature of this venture, HIP will be encouraging our clientele to implement preventative measures to avoid the occurrence of such incidents,” HIP’s Chief Operating Officer Noah Levin said in a statement released yesterday.

The statement goes on to state that HIP has reached an agreement with Home Depot, in which orthodox rabbis will be contracted to kasher the industrial circular saws in accordance with the laws of Passover. Members of the HIP Passover Plan will be able to present their HIP card at any Home Depot location, and have their matza cut by the circular saws.

A number of Home Depot employees criticized this move out of concern that the saws will be severely damaged while attempting to cut the matza. “It’s one thing for the saws to cut through 4-inch plywood,” complained Bill Ding, a saw operator at a local branch, “but Matzah – now that’s gonna put a strain on our equipment that I don’t think they are built for.”

Other measures include an alliance with Bedford Sewer. This partnership will allow members who are afflicted by the “bread of affliction” to use their services free of charge, to clear any bodily or structural plumbing back-ups.

Duane Pype, a manager at Bedford Sewer, is geared up for the job. “We’ve cleared some major back-ups in the past, but this is one challenge we have never faced before and are looking forward to,” he said.

“I’ll be first in line once Passover has passed over,” said Al K. Seltzer, a long-time sufferer of heartburn and constipation, as a result of the Passover diet.

Consumers are excited about and have responded well to this new program. The real challenge at hand is dealing with the temptation to ditch the cardboard-like matza and reach for the cake. “There’s no insurance for that,” said Will Power, a Brooklyn resident.

Crownheights.info’s Dan Druff and Constance Noring contributed to this report.
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withhumor




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Mar 19 2007, 6:02 pm
No problem, that Jap's have got it covered.

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miriam




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Mar 19 2007, 8:58 pm
Oh my, that was pretty funny. But it was gebrokts, oh well....
I guess I will only be able to try that trick on the last day of Pesach.
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