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Re: CNN's Richard Quest (Yiddish-British) arrested in Central Park     

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Author: Darrin
Date: Apr 20, 2008 19:29

... 40 of the Forbes 400 richest Americans are Jewish, yet they comprise a measly 2%% of the American populace" - STEVEN SILBIGER ("The Phenomenon of The Jews" - 2000).."Comedians/ Entertainers: American humor - theatre, film, television - would have lost much of its punch without Groucho, Chico, and Harpo Marx, Milton Berle, Fanny Brice, George Burns, Sid Caesar, Eddie Cantor, Judy Holliday, ...
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Re: NYC: CNN's Richard Quest (Yiddish-British) arrested in Central Park     

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Author: Darrin
Date: Apr 20, 2008 17:53

... old Jew, there's no sign of him being a Jew in his language and actions" - RON MOODY (sweet Yiddish-British).."The greatest Jewish tradition is to laugh. The cornerstone of Jewish survival has always been to find humor in life and in ourselves" - JERRY SEINFELD (umpteenth sweet, Jewish NYer - after being criticized severely, ...
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Re: RIP     

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Author: Darrin
Date: Jul 29, 2008 10:42

... most striking about Woody Allen's humor..is that this Jewish anxiety ... British can't jive the NY Yiddish? eh).."Edgar Allan Poe was already...be a celebrity" - RACHEL WEISZ (sweet Yiddish-British, Oscar for Best Supporting Actress...as a young actor in a Yiddish theatre in New York. They looked...umpteenth sweet NYer.."Comedians/Entertainers: American humor - theatre, film, television -would have ...
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Re: Eggers Book Club Recommendations     

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Author: Spuddie
Date: Sep 15, 2007 04:17

...matter sounds like it'd be enough to make Cheerslove shake cigarette ash in the eggs! "The Yiddish Policemen's Union" by Michael Chabon, OTOH, is set in a weird alternative present in ...US government. Two detectives investigate a murder, against the wishes of their superiors. A sardonically humorous pitch-dark whodunit with fantastic characterisation. A gem of a book. I've read a ...
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Eggers Book Club Recommendations     

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Author: Mike Harrison
Date: Sep 11, 2007 07:08

...-opener and totally gripping in places. May well make you very angry at times. "The Yiddish Policemen's Union" by Michael Chabon, OTOH, is set in a weird alternative present in ... US government. Two detectives investigate a murder, against the wishes of their superiors. A sardonically humorous pitch-dark whodunit with fantastic characterisation. A gem of a book. -- Sometimes I wonder...
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Re: For Those That Like Words     

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Author: Sammybaby
Date: Dec 25, 2006 22:50

.... 10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline. 11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam. 12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by .... 14. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms. 15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), (back by popular demand): The belief that, when you ...
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Re: For Those That Like Words     

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Author: Wordsmith
Date: Dec 24, 2006 12:32

.... 10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline. 11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam. 12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by ... proctologist. 14. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms. 15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), (back by popular demand): The belief that, when you die...
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Re: For Those That Like Words     

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Author: Sammybaby
Date: Dec 24, 2006 05:08

...a steamroller. 10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline. 11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam. 12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by ... proctologist. 14. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms. 15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), (back by popular demand): The belief that, when you die, ...
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For Those That Like Words     

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Author: Sir Frederick
Date: Dec 24, 2006 01:00

... a steamroller. 10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline. 11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam. 12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by... a Rastafarian proctologist. 14. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms. 15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), (back by popular demand): The belief that, when you die, ...
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Re: INTERNATIONAL STUFF - Romania, and the Cruise Wedding     

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Author: marika
Date: Nov 26, 2006 07:07

... of is Chocula....I asked my father if there is such a Yiddish word, but I find it incredible that it could be other ...Here are some pictures of Count Chocula. That it could be a Yiddish word is preposterous of course. "Don't ...> ---- Forwarded Usenet-message ---- From: marika Newsgroups: rec.humor Subject: Re: Signs That Greg Drinks Too Much Date: ...
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