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Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
New York City, NY and Mexico City, Mexico aren’t the only ones who repeat their names
xinguara brazil
Off the beaten track. German immigrants were not welcome there
Norwich, CT
For when you’re gambling by the Indians and need a Mikveh
Yorba Linda,California
Tricky Dick Nixon—Jew Hating President was born there
DY
Your singular mind pointed out a one base advance. San Francisco used to be Manhattan. Minnesota used to be Washington(AL). Washington (NL) used to be Montreal.
I, OTOH, pointed out double baggers,those who have abandoned fans twice.
Soon,opening day arrives and I shall be occupying my seat behind first base in the Bronx on Thursdays and Sundays as I have for decades.
The US government doesn’t have standardized sizes required by law(some countries do).
There has been size creep over the years.A pair of size 40 pants today is substantially bigger than 15 years ago.
In the 1960s women knew that for every $10 more they spent on a dress they went down one size.
The reality of clothing production is that time is money. Workers are paid piece work, not a flat hourly wage. A sewing machine operator will sew the wrong size label into a garment rather than wait for a bundle girl to bring the correct ones. One operator leave 1/8″ seam allowance, another 1/4″.
Typically sewing floor inspectors are operators who have become too old and slow to profitably operate machines. Instead they inspect: trim loose threads and look for major defects. They don’t measure garments for size accuracy.
When I left the garment business in 1980, major retailers would spot check one garment per hundred dozen for size within tolerances.
Dimona………Israel
big hole there
DY>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Similarly:
Atlanta used to be Milwaukee used to be Boston
Oakland used to be Kansas City used to be Philadelphia
Istanbul, Turkey
was once Constantinople
A city that sits on two continents
Queen………..
Rome, Italy
Artichokes for dinner, anyone?
Flatbusher……
I’m a father and grandfather approaching retirement. My body has changed over the years, but I weight within 15 lbs of when I was 18. My wedding suit still fits…we took an anniversary picture wearing our wedding clothing last year.
Unlike off the rack clothing, custom clothing (not shirts) are made with ample seam allowances so that alterations can me made for some realistic body changes.
An off the rack pair of slacks might have a 1/2″ seam allowance in the seat and a 2″ hem. A custom will have a 2-3″ seam allowance and a 3-4″ hem. After all the customer pays for the material so it doesn’t cut into manufacturer’s profit. Having grown up in the garment business I know all about squeezing every possible garment out of a roll of fabric.
ZK789
The mods won’t let us post links in the coffee room.
Type the 4 words starting with intro as one and end with a dot com and you should be there.
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Where orthodox New Englanders visit the ocean and it’s orthodox shul
Whether Manchester or Sde Boker we are back to R.
So, as in Monopoly we’ll go to Reading, PA and take a ride on the Railroad
Queen, Golfer’s post of Rotterdam hadn’t shown on my screen when I posted.
as for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>s Just hit the shift key and they are above the period on the same key. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<are above the comma.
Queen,
I posted Amsterdam 3 days ago…long before golfer.
This post was Rotterdam, a different city in The Netherlands that begins with R
Following Reisha>>>>>>>>>>
Allentown, PA.
A branch of our family settled and opened a garment factory there in 1924.
LC
I’m not correcting you. My point was for general education of the CR. Many are NY centric.
Rotterdam..the Netherlands.
Where my great-great grandparents sailed from in 1868 for America
lesschumras
Marriage and divorce laws vary by state, they are not set by federal statutes.
As I’ve stated before I practice family law along with wills, trusts, estates.
A number of years ago, here in CT the decision was made that any civil marriage dissolved by the courts during the first year is deemed to have been annulled. No divorce decree is granted by the court.
Newark, NJ
Didn’t there used to be Jews there?
Mazal Tov.
and Mrs. CTLawyer won’t be offended that you claim to be the Best Bubby ever. She is known as Oma.
there’s a website that offers intro lessons in Aramaic. with free downloadable pdfs
Kent is for the town with the falls on the Housatonic river, not the cigarette
LOL land of lakes also known as Minnesota
Derby, CT
It used to have a shul…with basketball hoops in the auditorium
I cleaned it up for this forum……………..
Older brother had his mouth washed out with soap for the original words
Apushatayid………….
In the early days of the republic..New Haven and Hartford were co-capitals of CT. The legislature split its term. BUT for almost 200 years it’s Hartford.
Much to popa’s chagrin Yale wields little influence in state politics. It’s the big businesses in lower Fairfield county and Insurance and United Technologies near Hartford that pull the strings.
Since you said Hartford:
Denver, CO
Home of the highest Jewish community in the USA…not drugs, altitude
popa_bar_abba
There was a school chant to the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the closing of the school,
We have tortured every teacher.
We have broken every rule.
We are marching down the corridors to get the principal
Our troops go marching on.
almost 60 years ago when my older brother brought this ditty home. He then suffered the wrath of my mother who was a school principal at the time.
Edinburgh………..
Another castle for Queen Elizabeth…
BTW>>>>Yale is not a city, though it controls New Haven, NOT the state.
Growing up in New Haven as a townie, I detest Yale. That’s why I went to Univ of Pa…Ivy league in Philadelphia. 45 years ago there were far more kosher options in Phila than New Haven.
Albany, NY
Where they decide your state taxes (your’s not mine, I’m in CT)
Antwerp, Belgium
Where my diamond dealer learned his trade
following ProYidden
Amsterdam
Home to Anne Frank and family
So you talked about the non-family topics. Now it’s time for more personal likes/dislikes: Food, Music, the arts. Family, where you’d like to live in the future…etc.
By mid way through the 3rd date you should be able to discuss whether this should go further and arrange to meet families if you expect to continue
Joseph……..
I’ve posted that I am an elected official in a Connecticut community. I ran this past November. We are able to get a list from the Registrar of voters that gives name, address, age, phone, party affiliation AND whether or not you voted in the past 3 elections for that office (in person or by absentee ballot).
We use that information to target potential voters who actually vite, not just are registered.
NO:
4. What types of calls are not covered by the National Do Not Call Registry?
The do not call provisions do not cover calls from political organizations, charities, telephone surveyors, or companies with which a consumer has an existing business relationship.
This is from Federal Trade Commission National Do Not Call Registry website.
So, if that Yeshiva or organization is a tax exempt charity, or you have an existing relationship: you’ve donated in the , you went to school there 40 years ago, etc. They can call you legally.
This being a national election year, you may receive many annoying campaign calls…all legal.
Joseph………
My son hadn’t asked the girl to marry him yet, he wanted to meet her parents first.
He didn’t discuss these items, they bombarded him with their expectations.
If the potential in-laws wanted to discuss what would come from my pocket they should have been asking me, not telling my son what they expected.
@brotherofurs……….
Your feeling is not that unusual, voicing it in a frum forum is.
I am a lawyer who practices a lot of family law. Your expression is a regret often voiced by women coming to me seeking a divorce. They feel they married too young and didn’t sample what was out there. They were pressured to move quickly so a prime catch shouldn’t get away.
That said, there is no way you could date/meet every available young man on the shidduch circuit. BUT, you shouldn’t be forced to make a lifelong decision based on just a few samples.
It’s one thing to have buyer’s regret when you aren’t happy with a pair of shoes, a husband is much more difficult to return.
Happened to my son number 2……….
after about three months of dating in NY where both he and the young lady were studying:
HE FINALLY MET THE PARENTS.
Fifteen minutes with the potential in-laws was all it took to break it off. They immediately got busy telling with my son how much they expected me to pay towards the wedding and setting up the couple’s household. Wife and I had not met them.
Totally inappropriate, turned son right off, he couldn’t imagine being tethered to these people for the rest of his life.
I don’t know but my Spanish Onions are grown in Georgia.