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This thread has been dormant too long. Time for a wakeup call!
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” $800 strollers definitely have advantages over the cheaper models “
I could see paying extra for a model that has rugged, inflatable tires, that can handle rough pavement. But not for $800.
(Besides, the Buggaboos and Inglesinas look funny. Def not something a father / uncle / zeidy wants to be seen pushing)
Snapple fun facts. That’s always a great opener. Plus, the Ami kid section’s “12 things about <varies each week>”
Plus, that will show what you read (in addition to the WSJ, of course)
“Online dating, its a multi-mlillion dollar industry. “
I would hope its with the clear goal of eventualy making it a real world relationship.
Otherwise, its a waste of good time and good potential
As a nation that is driven to achieve and strive for goals that exceed our past milestones, its hard to keep hitting the highmark.
If an $800 stroller makes sense, so does a crystal pacifier clip
“or at least think you do until you find out that…”
Someone is a 80 y/o grandmother, living in Ashdod (not to say that someone is me, its just that you never really know….
I also understood DY’s statement differently, meaning that becuase we are here in the non-physical arena, we are judging each other by our content, as opposed to our looks, money, ect.
As far as the “Um,OK” comment, I thought you meant that people can form an unhealthy attachment to on-line people, one which they would never form in the real world. Not because real world looks can be a deterrent, but because a person’s on-line personality is sometimes different than their real world one.
Its the 2:00pm person vs. the 2:00am person syndrome. Vastly different, in some cases. That’s why I don’t do on-line at home, and only do on-line in the CR.
It keeps things in check (as they should be)
“but you don’t even know what they look like”
Lucky for me, otherwise I’d have no friends at all!
WE’RE CONSIDERING MANDATORY PHOTO ID IN ORDER TO GET A SCREEN NAME HERE.
” That logic can legitimize e-mailing and texting girls too. “
And your point is?
Face it, if you have access to the web, talking to girls in the CR is the least of your neshoma’s concerns.
” Well well…I turned out fine! “
Of course you turned out fine. Becuase they put the fear of punishment in your heart.
Imagine had they let your crime slide? There’s no telling where you’d have ended up!
I’m paid by the project, so sometimes, I’m doing a 6 hour job, and sometimes, I’ve got 2 jobs 2 hrs each and down time in between
” I teamed up with another kid and together we grabbed away a different girl’s snack 🙁 “
That’s it? No one sent to the hospital? Cops (and / or parents) not called down?
In my days, grabbing a snack would have earned you a finger wag at best. Then again, I went to an inner city school and it was back in the 70s, so times were different then.
Grabbed a snack, huh? Don’t sweat it. You’re still just as “pure” as Adorable
“we engage in dialogue most here would never do in person”
I disagree with this statment. On the contrary, I’m more mindful of what I say here, because I know I’m dealing with bnei and bnos torah.
“I remember being punished in the corner by my kindergarden teacher “
S’cookie, I’m shocked! I never expected wild behavior from a CR member.
” Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim and RIETS are easily confused ”
Oops! I mixed them up with WITS (Wisconsin Torah something)
News is what happened. CR is what’s going on right now.
Which would you rather know about?
Technicaly, he is right. But allowing a few seconds for her to get a few feet ahead would have solved the problem.
But I would love to know how he got aroung the “yiras shomaim” issue of staring at a woman’s face for hours on end.
My vote? He should be going on a beshow, if he’s that fa’frumpt.
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” you undestand what she is asking then”
Me? Hardly. I thought I had her “pure” thread pretty clear, but apparently not.
Sorry, you’re on your own here. (Best of luck!)
” Do I know you? ”
Sure… I’m the honest looking person.
Believe or not, I sometimes “self edit” a comment I’m about to make, becuase I think its uncalled for or over the top.
Still, I am sometimes surprised at what sometimes gets by and what sometimes gets squashed.
Weather related, maybe?
Its hormones, and not your fault.
My wife cried during one recovery, but not by another.
Give it a week or two more, and you’ll be fine.
And Mazel tov!
I don’t see it as a problem. Many fast food places (Schnitzi, pizza stores, ect) have a line for food, you progress to the register, and the fridge is off to the side, and self service.
You had a bag in hand, so its stands to reason that you paid for what you ordered at the cashier, and I see no reason to suspect that you would steal the soda.
Plus, you look honest, so that would nail it for me!
I remember getting married, but not sure of the date. Thank goodness for Outlook!
Ok, really. The earliest memory? Maybe 5 or so? My mother had a spice rack, and one bottle had cinnamon candys in them (still not sure why) and another had oregano, used for pizza, made on pound six.
(Q: who knows what pound six is?
(I’m expecting one person for sure.. anybody else?)
One more thing came to mind. Here in the office, I had a woman who was crying (not sure over what).
I told another woman, “so and so needs your help, ASAP).
If she’s being chased by a rotweiller, or she’s having a heart attack, I’d help myself. Things that need dealing with, but can be dealt with by someone esle, I’d prefer to delegate.
I had a similar situation, where someone had left her stroller and pocketbook on the street, while she was in the van nursing the baby.
I stopped a women passing by and told her to tell the woman in the van.
What I would have done in your place is ask someone else (of a similar hashkofic outlook, so its not confrontational) to tell the woman she has a detail that needs to be dealt with.
Disclaimer: The following statements are not based on fact, just on perception (but in the world of marketing, perception is all that matters)
“RIETS has to be #1”
* Correct me if Im wrong, but REITs is Chofetz Chaim, right? To the best of my knowledge, the CC crowd does not go the EY / BMG route, so as far as being a “feed into the “top” EY yeshivos and the crown jewel of the all, BMG,” Reits does not contribute to this pool.
” Lakewood has hundreds. “
Quite possible, but as far as I understand (again, just Bklyn perception) the 100s are dispersed among dozens of “specialty” yeshivas of 20-30 bochurim.
And that’s why Bklyn folks like me think the way we do.
“there are major American Yeshivas that are not in Brooklyn”
In quality, (which cannot be measured by folks like us) you might have a point.
I think the OP was referring to headcount and /or visibility.
That, and the feed into the “top” EY yeshivos and the crown jewel of the all, BMG, which is for the most part, Brooklynites.
From the view I can see (which is typical NY think), Bklyn is the numbers champ of the yeshiva velt.
” I can be zoche to get someone from Brisk@!?!?!?! ”
That depends. Did you go to a $22k sem? If not, you may have to “settle” for someone to only went to Harvard
” and yes I would take the one from the Mir “
Good choice! That’s why you see caps that say, “I got into Brisk, but went to the Mir
(I have yet to see a cap that says the reverse)
Hmmm… 20-somethings are racking up expenses faster that parents (and in some cases, grandparents)can earn it.
Welcome to the world of 40-50 year olds.
Now do you see why we are so cynical of the “system”?
I think we misunderstood the OP.
What he (she?) may have meant to say was, “should I insist on a son in law that went to Brisk, the Harvard of the lyeshiva world.
What possible use could someone have from a Harvard grad? How would they explain this to the neighbors?
By all means, she should go for the 22k.
And, please have her keep in mind, while she is breaking her head to get good grades at this 22k sem, the bocher she we will most likely date (upon her return) probably went to EY for not much more than dira gelt, and $ for bein hazmanim trips.
Oh, and once she gets back, she (and your parents) will also need to promise $$$ in support for the privilige to marry this character.
Great system we have made for ourslelves, no?
It covers the halachos of marraige (similar to kallah classes)
Not the sort of thing you want to learn on-line.
Pick a rov, or have your rov suggest a teacher.
Do teshuva and Move On With Life.
I once ate traif as a kid, and my father freaked out when he found out. About 10 years later, my father reminded me of it, and it still hurt.
Now 30+ years later, I have moved on.
Guilt will kill you if you let it.
Be careful, but live a normal life.
“…and she doesn’t drink. …..I don’t really drink either.”
But you (and presumably, mrs Wolf as well) COULD if you needed to, and most likely hold your senses.
Cholent does that to a person.
“(wife’s list #’s 375 and 778)”
There are lists? Hmm.. that would indicate that at some point, your list is complete.
I was never given a “list”. I was just told to stand by for further instructions.
This is why the CR is such a useful forum. Now I know there IS a better way!
I’ve been busy on the other “beer” threads today, and did not have the time I really should have devoted to this thread.
Some of my favorites:
“Ive been to Tishes where they served Beer” – and taken a date? Ooooh, dus iz a chosid!
” Or maybe it was a bad date and he needed alcohol:):) “
Great line. Nothing more to say 🙂
On a serious note: While I personally think alchohol on a date is a bad move, if the date were at a ball game, it might not be so out of context. But if that were the case, I would ask her, “Would you like a beer? Or a soda?” and take my cue from there.
(Then again, if you’re at the point of taking a date to a ball game, you no doubt know the social ropes without our 2 cents.)
Batter up!
Find me a woman that likes any of the above, and I’ll show you woman who can drink like a guy.
I took a week, or until I was set up (bad choice of words, no?) with the next person.
Kinda like an ice cube. Solid, cold, permanent; but in the right conditions, its melts away and runs down the drain.
Move on and fuggedabowdit!
You mean I have a choice in how I’m treated?
Gee, I never thought to voice my preferences 🙁
(BTW, great line Mike!)
Yeah, I also thought this was about CR overdoing.
Onaas Devorim is a people issue, not necessarily a CR one. In fact, my experince in the CR has been in many ways more civil than it is in the outside world. (thanks to the mods, and other members, who set a civil tone)
Spend a few moments on other sites to see what unbridled posting looks like, and I think you’ll agree; the CR is a refuge from the jungle.
The funny things you’ve read in the CR
Isn’t that Simchas Torah? Boy, this guy needs to pick a better date!
“adding a beer can enhance an otherwise bad date”
How could you have stayed on the sidelines for so long, Greg?
This is chochma of the 1st order!