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A patient in a mental institution had argued long and hard that he must be served only kosher food. Finally, unable to avoid the extra work and expense, the director of the institution acquiesced.
A few days later, on the Sabbath, the director was strolling around the grounds, when he came upon the same patient sitting in a chair and smoking a cigar.
"Wait a minute, Schwartz," he said. "I thought you were so religious that we had to bring in special food for you. And now, here you are smoking on the Sabbath!"
"But Doctor," Schwartz replied. "Did you forget? I'm meshugah!"