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“What if I went as Wolverine?”
I already had the sideburns.  My wife looked at my thick, curly facial hair, skeptically.
“Is Wolverine Jewish?” she asked.
“No, he's Canadian."
Why did I marry a cheerleader instead of a nerd?
“Okay, Jewish Wolverine,” I said, liking it.  “Jew-verine.”  Loving it.
But Rabbinical sideburns plus Wolverine costume weren't enough.  Only half a joke Halloween costume.  I needed more.  I needed full joke.
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“Yeah, Jewverine.  Like, with menorahs for claws or something,” said Joel.  Menorahs for claws.  Joel is a genius.  Now that's full joke – if  I can get the menorah claws.
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In the Judaica store, I played it cool.
“Uh, do you have any plastic menorahs?  Like for kids?”
“No plastic menorahs.  The plastic would burn.”
Of course it would.  Idiot!  I bought the metal menorah I thought I could best affix to my wrist.  Not adamantium.
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Home.  The base on the new menorah was too big.  I'd have to saw it off.  I'm not a religious guy, but desecrating a menorah… it just felt wrong.  Plus, sawing metal?  That sounded hard.  Forget it.  I'll just go without menorah claws.  Settle for the half-joke.  Do a lot of explaining.
“No, I'm Jew-verine.  Get it?  Jewy sideburns plus Wolverine equals Jewverine.  Yes, those are non-menorah claws.”  Ug.
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“What about this?” said my non-nerd non-Jewish wife.
A small metal menorah.  With removable base.  Perfect for wrist attachment.  Snikt.  (Jewish Snikt?  “Schnick?”)
“Where did you get that?”
“Drawer in the pantry.”
I never saw that menorah before in my life.  Where did it come from?  It's a miracle.  Like Hannukah.  Or an Isaac Bashevis Singer story.  Or some random thing that just happened.
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The party.  Yellow and blue old-school Wolverine costume with fake muscles.  Frizzy sideburns.  Star of David on chest.  MENORAH CLAWS.

Dudes loved the costume.  No explanation necessary.  “JEWVERINE!!!”  “Menorah claws!!!”  Triumph.  Full joke Halloween costume.
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Girls, not as much.
“Hey, it's Super Jew!”
“No – it's Jewverine!”
“Who?”
“Jewish Wolverine!!!”
“Who?”
“Forget it.  Happy Halloween.”