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  • in reply to: Bigger Assur Facebook or Smoking? #726595
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    There is nothing 100% assur about Facebook, on the other hand, smoking is obviously 100% assur.

    in reply to: What's up with the kookie glasses? #809988
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    Bombmaniac: in a word, yes.

    A goy or even a MO person can choose his shirt, his pants, his shoes, etc. For chasidim, all of it is uniform and the only thing that can be different without too many people complaining are glasses.

    in reply to: What's up with the kookie glasses? #809985
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    Chasidim especially like them because it’s really the only way to express individuality.

    in reply to: Questions when checking out a boy #724423
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    Does he wear a hat?

    Does he go to minyan three times a day?

    Does he have a set rebbe?

    Was he in the aleph or bais shiur in high school?

    Has he ever been to Florida?

    What did he do last summer?

    in reply to: A real test for me:Your suggestions? #724243
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    While I have no answer, you are obviously very considerate of others.

    in reply to: The Math of the Age Gap #723780
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    YeshivaBochur, I think you’re on to something. The only problem is finding a jurisdiction that allows for this…

    in reply to: Should a Yid own a Dog? Woof Woof! #1168780
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    There are frum yidden with dogs. However, ideally, I think frum yidden should not have dogs.

    in reply to: Frum Jews and College #1073074
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    I’m pretty sure the Novominsker went to Brooklyn College. So did Rav Chaim Halberstam (of Bobover lineage).

    in reply to: School Closures Monday 12/27/10 #721860
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    I think now this post should list which schools are open.

    in reply to: Miss the good old days? #721770
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    I’m surprised Dave Hirsch has no comment here.

    in reply to: is assange going to jail? #720582
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    If he lived in the United States, then he would have been arrested for it.

    in reply to: AMI magazine Woes #722288
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    sh.kop, you canceled your subscription because they had an article about Reb Chaim’s grandson, who was a gadol in his own right??

    in reply to: Chinuch: Would you allow a game console (Wii/PS3/XBOX) or not? #719728
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    Yeah, I think the Wii is a good choice. Keep in mind these devices can access the internet (it could even grab it from a neighbor who has an unsecured network, which is common). Keep the device in a public place.

    in reply to: This week's Yated Shidduch Forum… #722882
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    TMB, that’s not always true. In some states, once the broker brings a ready, willing, and able buyer, the broker has earned the commission.

    in reply to: AMI magazine Woes #722276
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    You’re complaining about a magazine that actually gives a balanced perspective on Jewish life?

    You’ve actually convinced me to go out and buy it. Yiddishkeit in Brooklyn is stifled by the ultra-conservatives. The progressives need a voice.

    in reply to: Can You Say "No" If…. #720094
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    I think this is one of the great dilemmas of shidduchim. I think that NewUserName’s observation does have some potency as I’ve noticed it myself, yet it is extremely unfair to the children of divorce.

    in reply to: STOMACH BANDING #718755
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    I know nine people who had this done. Even after a year, most of them are still obese and overweight. In fact, only one or two can qualify for the ‘normal’ category.

    I think that if you’re really serious about losing weight, you should just follow the time-tested method of losing: take in less calories than you expend. As a bonus tip: take in less by dieting, expend more through exercise.

    in reply to: what would you do #718691
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    Do they know you saw them? Do they know you personally? Was it in public? With other people?

    in reply to: Tzedakah Calls #718319
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    It’s not as horrible as it sounds, Gavra. Various tzedakos hired us for our valuable lists and experienced callers. What did you think? The tzedakos have a staff of people making calls the whole year? Generally, they just hired us out for 2-3 weeks for a campaign. All different sorts of tzedakos hired us: litvish, Chasidish, mordern, etc. These were reputable tzedakos and many of them are well-respected.

    in reply to: Tzedakah Calls #718315
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    As someone who worked for one of the companies, I can tell you that the callers themselves absolutely do not get any commission from these tzedakah calls. The owner also claimed that they did not get a commission either, and just charged an hourly rate for providing callers and lists, etc.

    in reply to: Your Dream-Ticket for 2012 #903292
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    Obama-Biden. No need to shake things up.

    in reply to: Shaitle Fraud Chillul Hashem Video: Sha'ar haTumah haChamishim #718091
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    Leave it to the Post to write an article on this…ten days late.

    in reply to: Would you stop and pick up a penny? #719948
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    Wolf, it depends on who’s looking. But yes, there have been times I dropped a coin or two and decided not to pick it up based on this anti-semitic issue.

    in reply to: North Dakota – For SJS and others #717026
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    Besides for those I passed through driving to Florida once and Baltimore once, I’ve only been to NY, NJ, MD and FL. Where else would a yid need to go?

    in reply to: iPhone vs Blackberry #1063388
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    dunno, I can’t promise, but I think it will last for what you describe.

    in reply to: iPhone vs Blackberry #1063383
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    The iPhone 4 can definitely last at least a full day.

    in reply to: Would you stop and pick up a penny? #719945
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    It happened to me near Flatbush Avenue. I was walking and right after I passed a group of goyim they threw some coins in my direction and started laughing.

    I have never picked up a coin (any denomination) from the floor in public. I think it can definitely make a minor chillul Hashem.

    in reply to: Eggs In The Chulent #716372
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    I tried them, thought I would love it. It tasted really bad.

    in reply to: MTA Bus Service #715926
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    Rather than ask the CR, I’d ask 311.

    in reply to: What's your favorite type of gum? #828826
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    Must sugarfree.

    in reply to: Kosher Activities For Teenage Girls On Motzei Shabbos #885543
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    Say tehillim.

    Have a bracha party to make up for the lesser amount of brachos on Shabbos.

    Go to shiurim.

    Proofread each others shidduch resumes.

    Bake cookies for tzedakah.

    in reply to: Older Singles #716456
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    Ask the Pope.

    in reply to: whats it called… #714600
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    It’s called mirroring.

    in reply to: See New Ami Magazine #1010921
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    Moderators? It definitely seems like there are some underhanded posts here…

    in reply to: Talk Straight Please! #866875
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    HadaLXTP,

    Are you English? Do English people understand them better? Those accents are crazy.

    in reply to: Jewish iPhone Apps #711420
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    Between RustyBrick’s Siddur, YWN Radio, cRc Kosher, and iTalmud, I can’t even think of another app I would ever need (besides Angry Birds, of course).

    in reply to: Free Websites? #738017
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    I don’t think there is anything like what you’ve asked for, especially if you want your own domain name (e.g., beinhasedorim.com).

    You’ve got to pay something.

    in reply to: YWN Linked On Drudgereport?! #710812
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    It’s not up anymore, but it’s in their archives. Unless someone submitted the story to Drudge, I guess someone is reading YWN over there. Just a lesson to the editor to always be sure to make a Kiddush Hashem and not, Heaven forbid, the reverse.

    in reply to: Borsalino Hat #1082660
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    Now they have hats with the Borsalino logo in a small place on the outside band, I personally hate that, but I’ve seen several people with those.

    in reply to: Inviting Non-Jewish Co-Workers To A Simcha? #1143899
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    A Woman outside bklyn, which halachos do you rely on to say that going into a mosque is out of the question?

    in reply to: Driveway Blocking In Borough Park #710523
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    Some blocks off of Thirteenth barely have any spots because they’re full of driveways. Many of them are certainly illegal, because regulations don’t allow driveways to be so close together.

    in reply to: Do You Put Out A Flag On American Holidays? #1023064
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    No

    in reply to: Fathers and brothers dancing with the Kallah #709162
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    myfriend,

    Please tell me where in Shulchan Aruch this aveirah can be found.

    in reply to: What is you favorite accent? #852069
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    Ungarish

    in reply to: Democratic Underground #1110528
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    AinOhdMilvado, please see MosheEmes’s post and stop listening to everything Limbaugh and Co. feed you.

    Just like there is a Republican Party, so too there is a Democratic Party. They are both in the adjective form.

    in reply to: Herring – Recommendations? #708354
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    Poster, you’re probably thinking about their Shtiglitz herring.

    in reply to: Law School #709551
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    Sacrilege,

    Of course they heard. It was on my resume and my personal statement was about the fateful day I tried this new delicacy.

    in reply to: Herring – Recommendations? #708351
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    Anyone ever try herring in yogurt? It’s much better than you’d think.

    in reply to: Law School #709547
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    Popa, it was okay. I went somewhere else on that list. While I didn’t apply to all of them, the only one that did reject me was Cornell, so I’ve developed an irrational hatred of them.

    in reply to: Law School #709542
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    Popa,

    Ever since Cornell rejected me, they no longer deserve a position as a ‘top’ school.

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