I had a similar experience in college...I went rushing fraternities with a guy on my floor in the dorm and one was a Jewish fraternity. When we were leaving, he asked me, "Was that a predominantly Jewish fraternity?" I said yes and he said, "do you think I'm Jewish?" I said, "well you are wearing a chai" [starofd.com]
He said, "oh, my girlfriend bought that for me, she said it looks like a monkey."
@Alvinsmama it got a laugh out of me too when he said it. Believe me.
"A cross from Kay Jewelry. "
"Oh, the Dollar store."
And the rest of the conversation turns into an Argument
Reminds me of 2 scenes....my daughter age 9 goes into a big Des Moines Iowa cathedral sees a holy water font and she says: " daddy why is there a big marble bird bath in here ? "
Ernie sez to Dan in the Ghostbustersmobile : " Ray, do you believe in gawd ? Ackroyd answers NEVER MET HIM