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WolfishMusings
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Look at it this way Wolf. Yeshivish is best defined as compared to the person standing next to you. To some, I may be a greased out, frummed out ben toirah, to others I may be a “moderneh mentch” and to yet a 3rd I might be cookie cutter lakewood. (I’m neither and all 3 rolled into one..it just depends on who’s doing the judging)

In other words, as an absolute measure, it’s meaningless.

And on the topic of yeshivish, how soon can we start calling you Volvie? Or Zevi? That would be a REAL yeshivish statement!

I can’t stop you from calling me anything you want. People have been calling me things such as idiot, stupid, ignoramus, heretic, etc.* for a long time. So feel free to use whatever term you want. However, I’d advise you not to make it too obscure or else I’ll never know that it’s me you’re addressing.

The Wolf

* No, I’m not suggesting that you (or any other poster) would call me any of those things.