Oh, man. That's exactly it.

Jerry: "What is this fund you've been talking about?"

George: "The Philanthropic Fund."

Jerry: "And what is the purpose of this fund? Besides it being philanthropic."

George: "To help a needy."

Jerry: "Could you repeat that? It sounded a bit strange."

George: In a mumbled soft voice "To help (a) needy." The a is almost inaudible.

Jerry: "I see. Help a needy. Would that, um, a needy be you by chan—"

George: "It's me - okay, Jerry! It's me! Because I'm a needy!..."