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April 24, 2009 7:18 pm at 7:18 pm #926578anonymisssParticipant
moish, you wore it? Good for you! If ya keep it up, it will get more comfortable.
~a~
April 24, 2009 7:25 pm at 7:25 pm #926579JaxMemberkapusta: fine, i’ll have my Butler James bring you over your ice cream!
April 24, 2009 7:30 pm at 7:30 pm #926580kapustaParticipantJax, his name isn’t smithers? 😉 (does anyone know what I’m talking about?)
April 24, 2009 7:34 pm at 7:34 pm #926581JaxMemberkapusta: no our’s is James! and no not Alfred either!
April 24, 2009 7:37 pm at 7:37 pm #926583April 24, 2009 7:39 pm at 7:39 pm #926587an open bookParticipantkapusta: nope! i was gonna post a rhetorical question about your age, but i had second thoughts for some reason 😉
April 24, 2009 7:53 pm at 7:53 pm #926589anonymisssParticipantwhere’d moish disappear?
~a~
April 24, 2009 7:54 pm at 7:54 pm #926590JaxMemberanonymisss: he went to eat potato kugel!
April 24, 2009 9:40 pm at 9:40 pm #926591kapustaParticipantJax, and he didnt share 🙁
this thread is WAY off topic, (mod, I deserve a thank you for that)
to get back on track…
42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot. 😉
72, is it worth it for me to try and find more? 🙂
April 24, 2009 10:25 pm at 10:25 pm #926592moish01MemberInteresting and (Un)common fact: Potato kugel tastes much better on friday than it does on Shabbos 😉
April 26, 2009 3:20 am at 3:20 am #926593JaxMembermoish: that’s a very interesting one! here’s another one, chulent taste way better on shobbos then on thursday night, friday night & sunday night!
April 26, 2009 4:41 am at 4:41 am #926594moish01Memberha ok, that one’s true too.
April 26, 2009 6:12 am at 6:12 am #926595JaxMembermoish: sure is!
April 26, 2009 6:49 am at 6:49 am #926596April 26, 2009 7:02 am at 7:02 am #926597moish01Memberyeah and leftovers are not nearly as good either.
April 26, 2009 1:31 pm at 1:31 pm #926598oomisParticipant“geez…”
I have to say this – that word is a particular one that really should not be used by Jews, as it derives from the name jesus (yes, it really does, I am not making this up), and even the word “gee” or the expression “gee whiz” are from that as well. The name was often used as a curseword, and the abbreviated forms came into being as people stopped using the actual name to swear. There are people who even say “cheese and crackers” as a substitute for a stronger curse word. Just wanted to let you know, in case you didn’t.
April 26, 2009 3:25 pm at 3:25 pm #926599JaxMemberoomis: i had no idea, thanx!
April 27, 2009 1:25 am at 1:25 am #926601I can only tryMemberThis may not qualify as uncommon, but it is interesting.
The chart below lists which days of the week various yomim tovim and tanesim can fall out on.
There are four different types of years listed below, starting with the days Purim can fall out on.
This year is #2 (Purim on Tue, Pesach on Thu, Shavuos on Fri, etc.)
Purim Pesach Shavuos 17th of Tamuz/ Rosh Hashanah/ Yom Kippur Chanukah 10th of Teves Tu BiShvat
Tisha B'Av Sukkos/
Shmini Atzeres
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1)SUN TUE WED TUE THU SAT WED or THU WED, THU, TUE, WED,
or FRI or THU
2)TUE THU FRI THU SAT MON FRI or SAT FRI or SUN THU or SAT
3)THU SAT SUN SUN* MON WED SUN or MON SUN or TUE SAT or MON
4)FRI SUN MON SUN TUE THU MON TUE MON*Postponed to not be held on Shabbos
(Chart copied from Wikipedia)
April 28, 2009 2:02 am at 2:02 am #926603JaxMemberI can only try: that’s pretty cool! thank you!
April 28, 2009 2:04 am at 2:04 am #926604mroosinsehryMemberi can only try: where did you get all that from?
April 28, 2009 2:13 am at 2:13 am #926605oomisParticipantInteresting and (Un)common fact: Potato kugel tastes much better on friday than it does on Shabbos 😉
Probably because the smell of fresh potato kugel baking is beyond belief. It is way stronger on Friday night, because it is usually right from the oven. Cholent is ebtter on Shabbos day than on Thursday or Friday, because it has the benefit of all night Shabbos cooked into it.
April 28, 2009 2:21 am at 2:21 am #926606JaxMembermroosinsehry: he wrote on the bottom,(Chart copied from Wikipedia)! oh & welcome to the cr!
April 28, 2009 2:23 am at 2:23 am #926608JaxMemberoomis: with the chulent, if you make chulent on a wednesday for a thursday night for buchrim, some how it’s not the same as shobbos still! just sayin from experience!
April 28, 2009 3:46 am at 3:46 am #926609I can only tryMemberJax-
Thank you.
I find it interesting, and it can also be useful in quickly seeing the number of vacation days needed for yomim tovim without going thru the entire calendar:
1) 12 assur b’melocha days fall out on weekdays.
2) 6
3) 9
4) 10
(Purim, Tisha B’Av and Hoshana Rabba, etc. are not included in the above numbers)
mroosinsehry-
Hi.
“Jax” answered your question.
April 28, 2009 5:31 am at 5:31 am #926610aussieboyParticipantICOT: they had that on wikipedia? cool.
April 28, 2009 1:57 pm at 1:57 pm #926611squeakParticipantApril 28, 1922 in History
Event:
WOI (Ames, Iowa) country’s 1st licensed educational radio station
April 28, 2009 6:33 pm at 6:33 pm #926612areivimzehlazehParticipantUncommon knowledge: dogs smell fear. So if you are terrified of dogs and usually run by, you should walk calmly, but close your nose :). The next person I see doing that will be a real giveaway 😉
April 28, 2009 6:47 pm at 6:47 pm #926613squeakParticipantyou mean close the dog’s nose
April 28, 2009 7:14 pm at 7:14 pm #926614areivimzehlazehParticipanthaha- I meant the person should hold his/her breath (close nose, mouth ears etc. ;);))
but then again- maybe your idea is better. Tell the owner to close the dog’s nose… not bad, not bad 😉
April 28, 2009 7:24 pm at 7:24 pm #926615mepalMemberOr just say ‘Ulichal bnei yisroel…’. Works great without making yourself look like a fool in front of the owner of the dog whose busy smirking at you.
April 28, 2009 7:56 pm at 7:56 pm #926616moish01Membermepal, do you really believe that? i wouldn’t know because i like animals and i never tried it – but give me a break!
April 28, 2009 8:54 pm at 8:54 pm #926617mepalMemberyou kidding me moish? I do it all the time! And it works like a charm. Unless the dogs are really scared of me so they dont try barking and starting up with the big, great mepal!
April 28, 2009 9:44 pm at 9:44 pm #926618moish01Memberhow can you be scared of dog’s anyway? he’s a man’s best friend, isn’t he? <insert-joke-here> and even if you are scared i can’t believe you really say that possuk. i feel like it’s something people made up.
April 28, 2009 10:12 pm at 10:12 pm #926619moish01Memberwow i can’t believe my grammar in that last post.
…wares squeak? i nead soum lessin’s…
April 28, 2009 10:16 pm at 10:16 pm #926620charlie brownMembermoish, sqak iz doun in the lybrarie studeeing hiz grammer. Maybee him kan halp yu with et.
April 28, 2009 10:19 pm at 10:19 pm #926621I can only tryMemberaussieboy-
You can also find all kinds of interesting Jewish info on wikipedia, such as biographical info about rishonim, achronim, etc.
ames-
Thank you for the kind words.
Here in a nutshell is the yomtov info:
The chart below lists which days of the week various yomim tovim and tanesim can fall out on.
There are four different types of years listed below, starting with the days Purim can fall out on.
This year is #2 (Purim on Tue, Pesach on Thu, Shavuos on Fri, etc.)
Purim Pesach Shavuos 17th of Tamuz/ Rosh Hashanah/ Yom Kippur Chanukah 10th of Teves Tu BiShvat
Tisha B'Av Sukkos/
Shmini Atzeres
==================================================================================================================
1)SUN TUE WED TUE THU SAT WED or THU WED, THU, TUE, WED,
or FRI or THU
2)TUE THU FRI THU SAT MON FRI or SAT FRI or SUN THU or SAT
3)THU SAT SUN SUN* MON WED SUN or MON SUN or TUE SAT or MON
4)FRI SUN MON SUN TUE THU MON TUE MON*Postponed to not be held on Shabbos
(Chart copied from Wikipedia)
It can be useful in quickly seeing the number of vacation days needed for yomim tovim without going thru the entire calendar:
1) 12 assur b’melocha days fall out on weekdays.
2) 6
3) 9
4) 10
(Purim, Tisha B’Av and Hoshana Rabba, etc. are not included in the above numbers)
Adjust your vacation schedules accordingly.
1) (12) 2010 2011 2013 2014 2017 2024 2028 2031 2034 2035 2037 2038 2041 2044 2051 2055 2058
2) (06) 2009 2020 2023 2026 2027 2030 2033 2047 2050 2053 2054 2057 2060
3) (09) 2012 2015 2016 2018 2019 2022 2029 2032 2036 2039 2040 2042 2043 2046 2049 2056 2059
4) (10) 2021 2025 2045 2048 2052
April 28, 2009 10:20 pm at 10:20 pm #926622kapustaParticipantthats like for eighth grade graduation pics, the english editors will have as a caption “ingleesh edetours” wow, that brings back memories!
April 28, 2009 10:48 pm at 10:48 pm #926623I can only tryMembercharlie brown-
That’s Charlie Gordon’s writing style, not Charlie Brown’s.
😉
April 29, 2009 12:17 am at 12:17 am #926624an open bookParticipantthat’s really interesting, ames. almost (most important word of sentence 😉 ) makes me want to try it
April 29, 2009 12:33 am at 12:33 am #926625JaxMemberames: that’s hilarious!
April 29, 2009 12:42 am at 12:42 am #926626I can only tryMemberames-
I believe you’re thinking of “at bash gar dak”
?’? ?’? ?’? ?’?
(explanation copied from sichosinenglish site)
April 29, 2009 12:50 am at 12:50 am #926627JaxMemberames: or lo badu rosh, lo adu pesach!
April 29, 2009 1:06 am at 1:06 am #926628JaxMemberames: sorry i gatta redo jaymatt’s hebrew letter firefox add on to explain better!
it’s actually–low adu rosh, low badu pesach-rosh hashana can’t fall out on a sunday, wed, fri & pesach can’t fall out on a mon, wed, fri! the letters adu , badu corespond to the days of the week! a monday, b tuesday….
April 29, 2009 1:21 am at 1:21 am #926629I can only tryMemberames-
You’re quite welcome – it’s my pleasure.
BTW – your “petting zoo” story was very funny.
Jax-
I didn’t know “lo badu rosh, lo adu pesach”.
Thank you for teaching me something new.
April 29, 2009 1:30 am at 1:30 am #926630JaxMemberI can only try & ames: your welcome, i realized i made it sounds really confusing there! good you both got it!
April 29, 2009 1:43 am at 1:43 am #926631JaxMemberit’s actually–low adu rosh, low badu pesach btw!
April 29, 2009 4:12 pm at 4:12 pm #926632mepalMemberI believe jax was talking about the days of the week rosh hashana and pesach can not begin on. I think rosh hashana cannot begin on:
A-first day of the week-Sunday
D-fourth day of the week-Wednesday
U-sixth day of the week-Friday
Pesach cant begin on:
B-second day of the week-Monday
D-fourth day of the week-Wednesday
U-sixth day of the week-Friday
(when you spell out the words adu and badu in alef-beis, it works)
April 29, 2009 10:45 pm at 10:45 pm #926633JaxMembermepal: yeah that’s it! thanx for clarifying it!
May 13, 2009 2:31 am at 2:31 am #926634an open bookParticipantnearsighted people have longer eyes, & farsighted people have flatter (shorter) eyes.
May 13, 2009 2:51 am at 2:51 am #926635squeakParticipantand what do astigmatismatic people have?
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