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August 7, 2011 6:31 am at 6:31 am #598477Bar ShattyaMember
Huh?
August 7, 2011 7:50 am at 7:50 am #1021576YW Moderator-42ModeratorIf your mother is a dolt and your father is a dolt then you are most probably a dolt. Some people hold that only one parent has to be one but they are dolts.
August 7, 2011 8:06 am at 8:06 am #1021577sweettoothMemberAugust 7, 2011 8:08 am at 8:08 am #1021578sweettoothMemberIn my dictionary= a dolt is someone that throws in their two cents in td CR.
August 7, 2011 2:28 pm at 2:28 pm #1021579☕️coffee addictParticipantwhat’s so hard to understand, dolt!
the gemara says “B’mumo Possel” so you are what you call others 😛
August 7, 2011 2:42 pm at 2:42 pm #1021580Bar ShattyaMemberwhat’s so hard to understand, dolt!
Welcome to the the world of dolty.
the gemara says “B’mumo Possel” so you are what you call others 😛
August 7, 2011 3:07 pm at 3:07 pm #1021581WIYMemberIts funny how the word dolt is getting a revival here. I wouldnt be surprised if most people under the age of 20 if not oldernever heard of the word.
August 7, 2011 3:22 pm at 3:22 pm #1021582ItcheSrulikMemberWhen a boy becomes bar-mitzvah, at that moment he is a-dolt.
August 7, 2011 3:34 pm at 3:34 pm #1021583mewhoParticipantso many dolts, so little time
August 7, 2011 6:42 pm at 6:42 pm #1021584☕️coffee addictParticipantwhat’s so hard to understand, dolt!
Welcome to the the world of dolty.
the gemara says “B’mumo Possel” so you are what you call others 😛
yeah I figured you would do that but didn’t care anyways
August 7, 2011 7:07 pm at 7:07 pm #1021585am yisrael chaiParticipantyou made me laugh, ca & is:)
August 7, 2011 8:51 pm at 8:51 pm #1021586The last RebelMemberIf the fat lady says so
August 7, 2011 9:03 pm at 9:03 pm #1021587HaQerMemberRav avigdor miller quotes new testament that a jew who called another jew “reika” (empty of knowledge, aka an am ha’aretz) was subject to a stiff fine. Perhaps the moderators should fine people who call others dolts
August 7, 2011 9:05 pm at 9:05 pm #1021588Bar ShattyaMemberAnd maybe, just maybe we dont really give a darn what the new testament says, you twit.
August 7, 2011 9:08 pm at 9:08 pm #1021589am yisrael chaiParticipantI wonder what the Chofetz Chaim says about how many lavs are being committed when name calling.
Anyone know?
And why this is being allowed in a yeshiva setting is unsettling.
Mods, r u there?
right here, and laughing
August 7, 2011 9:22 pm at 9:22 pm #1021590always hereParticipantam yisrael chai~ welcome to my world :/
August 7, 2011 9:25 pm at 9:25 pm #1021591always hereParticipantam yisrael chai~ at least you got a Mod response.. I didn’t in the other threads :/
August 7, 2011 9:34 pm at 9:34 pm #1021592am yisrael chaiParticipantAlways
I’m with you.
Now how are we supposed to teach young ones that name calling is improper when you have “adults” doing it? And within our fold. Now I understand better when learning that before Moshiach comes, knowing right from wrong becomes blurred…
August 7, 2011 9:37 pm at 9:37 pm #1021593always hereParticipantthe epitome of a TROLL thread… it amazes me that this wasn’t closed/deleted/shot down immediately! :/
mod response. You wanted one.
August 7, 2011 10:19 pm at 10:19 pm #1021594am yisrael chaiParticipantalways
clearly.
BUT there’s no such concept of acceptable trolling in halacha when it entails being ???? on many issurim such as disparaging, ridiculing, name calling and degrading.
There are other trollers on this site who did not resort to such low “standards” in their quest for many posts.
August 8, 2011 1:28 am at 1:28 am #1021595Bar ShattyaMemberThat is what is so great about this thread; that nobodys feelings are hurt because everyone realizes it’s a joke, you dolty twits!
August 8, 2011 1:31 am at 1:31 am #1021596Doodle-Man™Memberyou twitty dolt.
August 8, 2011 1:44 am at 1:44 am #1021597emlfMemberRabbosai,
I was recently reading the biography of Rav Pam zt”l (whose yahrtzeit is 28 Menachem Ov), and I remembered that one of the many points that Rav Pam is remembered for was his great sensitivity with both the spoken and written word.
Hamaivin yavin.
August 8, 2011 1:51 am at 1:51 am #1021598Bar ShattyaMemberWith his great sensitivity I bet HE would have realized it was a joke. V’hameivin Yavin.
August 8, 2011 1:56 am at 1:56 am #1021599☕️coffee addictParticipantthat’s true BS, however he would’ve never said it, and you can’t put the onus on him that way because then anyone can go around saying “jokes” while at the same time hurting people you know you remind me of a story with another Bar, Bar Kamtza!
August 8, 2011 4:29 am at 4:29 am #1021600Bar ShattyaMemberReally??
I don’t actually follow your cheshbon. What did you find funny about the story of bar kamtza? Which member of the story was trying to be funny?
As for Rav Pam, I’m sure there are lots of things that I say that he would never say. My point was that he was sensitive to the nuances of the words used. The nuances are very important when communicating. I figure with his attention to detail he would have noticed the choice of slurs and its broad use of calling everyone a dolt and at the same time noone in particular.
August 8, 2011 6:36 am at 6:36 am #1021601ursula momishMemberSo if you shoot everyone with blank bullets, they should all know it’s a joke?
By calling people names “as a joke” you are desensitizing yourself, and trying to desensitize others, to a certain standard of behavior. We need to be working on improving ourselves, not bringing ourselves down.
August 8, 2011 12:18 pm at 12:18 pm #1021602emlfMemberI would like to clarify something:
I was not following the thread and I don’t know who started it (nor do I care to know). The title of the thread caught my attention and I felt a response was appropriate.
I never had the zechus to meet Rav Pam zt”l. However, based on what I’ve read and what I heard over the years, I believe that he would not have approved of the use of any derogatory word, even though “it’s just a joke.” Yes, Rav Pam picked up on nuances – but he still would not have approved of slurs or the like.
Truth is, all of this is a reminder to myself – how careful am I about how I speak? Room for improvement.
August 8, 2011 1:37 pm at 1:37 pm #1021603☕️coffee addictParticipantReally??
I don’t actually follow your cheshbon. What did you find funny about the story of bar kamtza? Which member of the story was trying to be funny?
i didn’t find anything funny about the story of kamtza and bar kamtza (just like i don’t find anything funny about calling people dolts)
My point about akmtza and bar kamtza is that people have feelings and even though you don’t think that they still do
As for Rav Pam, I’m sure there are lots of things that I say that he would never say. My point was that he was sensitive to the nuances of the words used. The nuances are very important when communicating. I figure with his attention to detail he would have noticed the choice of slurs and its broad use of calling everyone a dolt and at the same time noone in particular.
don’t give me that, it’s obvious that you only started calling everyone else dolts when always here got insulted, and the only reason you did that was to cover up.
but anyways nothing I said will have any effect on you because like I stated before you’re a teenager and your brain still is undeveloped
“New scientific discoveries have put a much different perspective on the understanding
of adolescent behavior. Research now suggests that the human brain is still maturing during the
adolescent years, with changes continuing into the early 20s. The immature brain of the
teenage years may not only explain why adolescents are prone to make poor decisions, but it
may also place teenagers at an elevated risk to the harmful effects of drugs.
Work In Progress
Advanced technologies in brain imaging have provided windows to the developing
brain. Based on the pioneering work of Jay Giedd and colleagues at the National Institute of
Mental Health in the United States, evidence is accumulating that the brain is not fully formed at
puberty as earlier thought, but continues important maturation that is not complete until about
age 24.”
anyways I see you’re not man enough to apologize
this is my last post on the topic
August 8, 2011 6:42 pm at 6:42 pm #1021604minyan galMemberWhy is this thread continuing when it serves no purpose? It seems that one particular poster continues to want to insult people. Most of us come here to ask questions, talk, comment, discuss, learn and have a few laughs in the appropriate threads. I think this thread has run its course.
August 8, 2011 8:55 pm at 8:55 pm #1021605adorableParticipantmods- why are you allowing this thread to continue?
August 9, 2011 12:28 am at 12:28 am #1021606Bar ShattyaMember@ursula
You wanted to know the diff between pretending to shoot someone and pretending to insult them.
I suppose the diff is that the consequences in the event you are wrong are much more severe in the case of the fake murder. If a couple of friends are sitting around chilling and one draws a gun I would advise ducking even though he is your friend and they are probably blanks, But if you are sitting around with friends chilling and one starts calling the others twits I would advise them not to go to their respective rooms crying because that really isn’t necessary and if indeed he was trying to insult them, they haven’t lost out by not being insulted.
You assert that you dont care how this started. You also say we are acting differently than R’ Pam.
A non caring attitude is not a problem as long as you stay out of it. If you dont care AND you get involved, well thats just disturbing.
As for the diff between us and R’ Pam- Yeah, what of it? I’m not R’ Pam and you’re not R’ Pam so keep him out of it.
@coffee addict
You contend that it is obvious that I only espoused my slur to be a joke after everyone started getting all hypersensitive.
At this point it may serve a purpose to repost that which was taken down by the mods: The question was asked “do ashkenazim take showers during the nine days?” One unnamed bar shattya responded “my hair is still wet from the shower. Yes I”m ashkenazi, you dolts.” Now the shrewdness of this mode of insult was mainly that it wasn’t aimed at anyone except those who would think that he would post a personal experiance which had nothing to do with the discussion- meaning if he was sfardi- but noone would think that and consequently noone was being called a dolt.
You also contend that I will not apologize because as you stated I am a teenager.
It sure is hard to respond to a made-up premise. YOU say that I’m a teenager and then you go researching my psychology based on your made up information. I don’t know. Sounds to me that you are just causing yourself undue stress.
@minyan gal
You contend that since the purpose of this thread is only to teach one poster not to insult people, therefore it is inappropriate and adorable seems to agree with you.
First of all your premise is wrong and second of all your therefore is wrong. Your premise is wrong because you dont appreciate each jew and how important it is to straighten out each persons hashkafas. That is what this website is all about. Your therefore is wrong because even if you are right that each jew is not important and we should just let people be wrong, I dont understand why you have to try to stop people from helping the yochid.
August 10, 2011 3:20 am at 3:20 am #1021607Bar ShattyaMemberNow that tisha bav is over, can I expect an apology from the above antagonists?
August 10, 2011 4:28 am at 4:28 am #1021608ZeesKiteParticipantI apologize to all needing an apology in the name of all needing to apologize.
August 10, 2011 6:49 am at 6:49 am #1021609bezalelParticipantIt only works thay way by mormons.
August 10, 2011 6:53 am at 6:53 am #1021610popa_bar_abbaParticipantIt only works thay way by morons (sic).
October 27, 2011 10:33 pm at 10:33 pm #1021611✡onegoal™ParticipantWhy not bring this back?
October 28, 2011 12:51 am at 12:51 am #1021612popa_bar_abbaParticipantBecause Bar shattya is back in yeshiva until like chanuka out shabbos.
October 28, 2011 3:11 am at 3:11 am #1021613✡onegoal™ParticipantOK, good enough reason.
October 28, 2011 5:07 pm at 5:07 pm #1021614adorableParticipantare you one? why didnt you know that on your own?
October 28, 2011 5:22 pm at 5:22 pm #1021615charlie brownMemberadorable why are you asking if he’s a dolt? No prying personal info here! 🙂
October 28, 2011 5:24 pm at 5:24 pm #1021616adorableParticipantno I am saying that he is one for not knowing that he’s back in yeshiva.
October 28, 2011 5:52 pm at 5:52 pm #1021617charlie brownMemberouch! I made the same mistake here .
Ok, I can handle being a dolt.
October 28, 2011 6:13 pm at 6:13 pm #1021618popa_bar_abbaParticipantno I am saying that he is one for not knowing that he’s back in yeshiva.
Some yeshivos don’t start until rosh chodesh.
October 28, 2011 6:25 pm at 6:25 pm #1021619ItcheSrulikMemberMy yeshiva was in session on chol hamoed, and yomtov too!
October 30, 2011 12:10 am at 12:10 am #1021620supergirl613MemberWHAT IS A DOLT?????????????????????????
February 22, 2013 3:30 pm at 3:30 pm #1021622OneOfManyParticipantbump (for reference)
February 25, 2013 9:54 pm at 9:54 pm #1021623YW Moderator-42ModeratorIs a dolt like a snortface?
February 26, 2013 12:14 am at 12:14 am #1021624WIYMemberMy Artscroll chumash lists this as one of the Aseres Hadibros, “Though Shalt not commit Adoltary.”
February 26, 2013 12:19 am at 12:19 am #1021625always hereParticipant<— still missing CR Poster am yisrael chai !
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