The man who named his son Hummus

Is it really possible that someone would call his son after a legume, and what does that have to do with ancient Roman Philosophers.

Found this amusing story in Bintel Blog, a part of Forward‘s online version. The writer, took a cab to Ta’ami Hummus in the Jerusalem and was surprised to find out the name of the cab driver was “Abu Hummus”. You should check it out – there’s also a picture. Read more