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The Schmooze Forget Uber — Let Jewish Moms ‘Schlep’ You Around
Imagine a world in which your car service is run by your worst Jewish mother stereotype nightmare… …I’ll just pause for a moment so you can get over flashbacks of your own mom driving you to Hebrew school. From the twisted minds at Elite Daily: “Schlep,” the Uber alternative run entirely by Long Island Jewish…
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