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kuttithevangu:

Apparently one time a bootlegger refused to deal with Izzy Einstein on the grounds that… He was Izzy Einstein, the notorious Prohibition agent

To which Izzy responded like OH YEAH? I’M IZZY EINSTEIN, AM I? Would Izzy Einstein do THIS?

And pretended to eat a ham sandwich

oh my god

#did it work

YES. See, Isidor Einstein (whose name is great) was a Jewish immigrant, and it was well-known that he kept kosher. I just wish I could find some elaboration on how one “pretends” to eat a ham sandwich. Like, secretly spat it into a houseplant? (On another occasion he got a bartender to serve him by convincing him he was just a rabbi. A lot of other times, folks figured he was a traveling salesman, as he just seemed “that type.”)

I’m just imagining him shoving it past the side of his face while standing in profile with his mouth open.