Name That Country!

Okay, contestants! We’ve reached the third and final round of “Name. Thaaaaat. Country!”

{applause sign lights up, and studio audience cheers accordingly}

Now, you know the drill.

{contestants nod and try to look intelligent}

The talented “Name That Country!” Players will act out a scene, and you’ll then have sixty seconds on the clock to correctly name. thaaaaat. country!

And for those of you out there, playing along at home {flashes impossibly white teeth directly at the camera}, we’re going to help you out with some clues, which will appear on your TV screens during the scene.

Okay, let me see. {consults card} Today’s scene takes place in a luggage shop.

Aaaaand action!

{Scene: A luggage shop}

Saleswoman: {notices a family of customers and heads over to assist them} Good morning. Can I help you?

Father: Yes, thank you. We’re interested in a 90-liter capacity backpack.

Saleswoman: {surprised} Really? What do you need it for?

Son: It’s for me, for next year.

Saleswoman: {glances quickly at the young man} To travel to and from yeshiva?

[Clue #1 – Unlike certain nurses, the pants-wearing saleswoman has no problem recognizing the son’s kippah and tzitzit.]

Son: Yes.

Saleswoman: Great. But you don’t need such a big knapsack for that! Why don’t I show you some of our smaller and cheaper models?

[Clue #2 – The saleswoman doesn’t want the customers to waste their money on unnecessary purchases.]

Mother: Oh, thanks, but I think we prefer one of these bigger ones.

Saleswoman: {to son} How often are you going to be coming home? Every other Shabbat, no?

[Clue #3 – The seemingly-secular saleswoman is familiar with the concept of a Shabbat yeshiva.]

Son: Actually, every third Shabbat.

Saleswoman: {raises eyebrows} Oy! Then you’re right! You DO need a 90-liter bag! So, here are the different options..

Customers: {choose an appropriate knapsack}

Saleswoman:{ringing up the sale} But I still don’t understand these yeshivot. I mean, boys need to be home more than once every three weeks. The yeshivot should really let them go more often…

[Clue #4 – Underneath that professional exterior, the saleswoman is really a Jewish mother, or as they say in the vernacular, an “imma Polaniyah” - אמא פולניה – a Polish mother.]

Thank you, “Name That Country!” Players!

And now, contestants, you have sixty seconds…

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