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A man stopped at Murray the Tailor's shop to pick up his new suit. Trying it on, he noticed that one sleeve was longer than the other. Murray waved it off: "J
by dandrews 16y ago
A man stopped at Murray the Tailor's shop to pick up his new suit. Trying it on, he noticed that one sleeve was longer than the other. Murray waved it off: "Just pull your right shoulder back and bend your elbow a bit." The man did this, and was pleased with the look of the sleeve.
"It also looks like one pant leg is longer than the other" the man continued. Murray the Tailor shrugged. "No problem. Lean to your left a little bit, and don't bend that knee so much when you walk." The man pulled his shoulder back, bent his elbow, leaned to his left and strolled in front of the mirror with one leg stiffened. The suit was perfect... except...
"Should this collar ride up so high?" Murray the Tailor smiled indulgently, and chided "You shouldn't let your head droop so low. Push it back so people can see you!" He guided the man's chin up, up, far enough so that the back of the man's head just closed the distance to the collar.
The man studied himself in the mirror and was satisfied. He left the shop wearing the suit and strode happily down the sidewalk, leaning left, stiff legged, one arm held at an odd angle and head back with chin pointing straight ahead. He was noticed by a pair of bystanders, and one of them remarked:
"Murray must be one damn good tailor. Look how he managed to fit that cripple."