nameless… probably because it’s not a joke.
I read an amazing story not too long ago, which is probably where this was adapted from. It involved a couple from Tel Aviv who were arguing over whether or not to purchase an upscale, late model luxury car. The couple decided to bring their dispute to a Rav in Bnei Brak to settle the matter. (Was it R’ Chaim Kanievsky? Or was it his father, the Steipler? Or the Chazon Ish? I can’t remember which one, but it doesn’t matter). The Rav asked the couple what their argument was about. The husband said that he wanted to buy the car because they could afford it and it would make him and his wife happy to drive in a comfortable vehicle. The wife said she agreed but was afraid that having such a car would invite jealousy from their friends and neighbors, and she was afraid of the eyin harah.
The Rav then asked the husband, “Can you tell me a vort on the sugya of gemara you are currently learning?” The man replied that he was had not learned Gemara anytime in recent history. “Can you tell me a vort on this week’s Sedra?” The man shook his head no. “Can you tell me what this week’s Sedra is?” Again, the man replied in the negative.
The Rav then said to the couple, “He does not know any gemara, he cannot tell a vort on the current parsha, and he doesn’t even know what Sedra will be read this week. There is nothing for your friends and neighbors to be jealous of. You can certainly buy the car without worry.”