<b><a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/002221.html">Plus, We Consider It a Fucking Mitzvah</a></b><br/>
A family of Hasidic Jews--mother, father, 4 children--are on the boat. A young boy turns to his father and asks: Why do they have so many kids?
Father: Well, after World War II, they had to get their numbers back up.
--Statue of Liberty Ferry
Overheard by: Lux Garner <br/>via <a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/">Overheard in New York</a>, Aug 2, 2005