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This is a bad retelling of a centuries old rabbinical parable.
Rabbi Meir used to say: Just as there are opinions about eating, so too are there opinions about women.
You have a man who, when a fly passes over his cup, puts [the cup] down and won't taste it. This is one who has a bad portion in women, and who intends to divorce his wife.
You have a man who, when a fly lands in his cup, picks it out and then won't drink [the cup]. This, for example, is Pappus ben Yehudah, who locked his wife inside when he went out.
You have a man who, when a fly falls in his cup, picks it out and then drinks [the cup]. This is the average man, who when he sees his wife talking with her neighbors or relatives leaves it be.
You have a man who, when a fly falls into his plate, takes [the fly], sucks on it, and then throws it away and eats what is on it. This is an evil man, who saw his wife go out with her hair uncovered; or go out with her sides revealed; or acting crudely with her male or female slaves; or spins in the market; or bathes and sports with any man; it is a mitzvah to divorce her.[3]
What's next, the Polish joke about the farmer whose seed falls on stony soil?
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