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abc1234; The store has a manager. But in addition to that the boss is there, on the sidelines. Making sure everything goes swimmingly.

Goodbye & Aishes Chail; The story about “J” is –to the best of my recollection– as follows. R.Yhoshua Ben P’rachia and some of his students (“J” among them) were staying at an inn. The innkeeper went out of her way to serve them. (Probably not charging them.) R. Yhoshua Ben P. commented “How Beautiful is this woman”, when “J” retorted. “:But Her eyes are Oval shaped” (Half closed)????” ??????..Upon which he was reprimanded. “I wasn’t commenting on her physical beauty. I said she’s spiritually beautiful”. Subsequently he tried to apologize but his Rabbi rejected the apology. He then decided to try once again, when R. Yoshua was in middle of Kryias Sh’ma. R. Yoshua was at this point ready to forgive his student for the inappropriate comment. He motioned for him to wait till he’s done with Sh’ma. But “J” mistook it as another sign of rejection. Upon which he (“J”) rebelled against the Jewish Religion. And the rest is history.

Charlie Hall; I never attributed the Big Bang theory to Darwin. I merely enumerated it among the other “Non-sequiturs”. Now. the theory of Evolution per se is no contradiction to the theory of Creation. Even “Creationists” will concede that there is a certain degree of Evolution both, among the species and Earth itself. Statements along those lines are found in the Talmud. But in the form of the Darwin theory that they evolved over Billions of Years is wrong. Indeed, Rabbi Jonathan of Eibschutz has a theory that goes in the opposite direction. Namely. That as punishment for participating in the building of the Tower of Babel (or, Babble.) Hashem turned some people into monkeys (of various species). Hence, the similarity between Humans and apes. Especially, Chimpanzees. In other words. There is more than a kernel of truth to Darwin’s observations, but he went wrong in his conclusions.

It’s good for shidduchim. A Shidduch prospect could develop from working there. On the other hand. If someone thinks it will harm their reputation, they shouldn’t even consider working there or any other place with similar arrangements. You cannot dance on Two Weddings at the same time, goes the Yiddish saying. In English, it’s expressed by the following; “You can’t have the cake and eat it, too”.

Kapusta; You ( and all the other “Kvetches”) can contribute to improving the quality of the CR by making an effort to debate issues instead of ad Hominem attacks. Pleasde don’t take it personally. (As some other poster has.) I really meant everyone. Including myself. If we will all do our share, there will be nothing left to kvetch about.

Best Ima; This is a very ambiguous issue. On the one hand, you feel compassion for the people knocking on your door, or ringing your bell. But you still feel, it’s an intrusion on your family time. For example, when supper is being served and the bell rings every Two or Three Minutes. Especially, When the collectors ring the bell at late hours, possibly waking up small children you had a hard time putting to sleep. Additionally, some are so aggressive and unappreciative. But when I encounter someone very humble and decent, I’ll make an effort to give them more and be especially nice to them. While driving the bus, I observed a young couple from Israel knocking on some doors, in B.P. I noticed their humility and Derech Eretz. When I saw those same people on my block in the evening, I called them over to my house. My wife and I offered them supper (which they appreciated very much after going around all afternoon in the cold weather.) and a nice amount. This happened Three Years ago. Whenever they’re in town they come to visit, along with the beautiful baby girl they have. On the other extreme, I once had to threaten a very aggressive collector?/criminal who rang the bell at 11:20PM and refused to leave. I told him that the police are on the way.

Sem20 & says who; Sorry. It must be You (Yous guys & gal.) To me the topics (and the posters, with some of the problems they’re kvetching about) are as refreshing as a freshly brewed cup of coffee. Possibly. You overdosed on the coffee, or had too much sugar (or Splenda, for the politically correct.) in the coffee. Indeed. I observed, that some topics are left dormant for a long time. At least those that I posted on.

Sister Bear; As I indicated in my previous post, I don’t begrudge anyone’s success. ??? ?????? . But I observed an interesting fact. That organization’s fund raising campaigns are touted from every pole, while their Kiruv work is done (much) more discreetly. However, I adopted a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. (Soon after Congress repealed it.). There is another organization that works along similar lines. They. (Or, He. The CEO) are much more “In Your Face”. They do the “Hard Sell”. (No details. Because it borders on “Lamed Hay”).

Leah 222; I “Know” about as much as the rest of the Oylom what they (Oorah) accomplish for all the money they shlep together in all their different fund raising campaigns. But that doesn’t give me or you, or anyone else the right to demand that they open their books to the public. As long as the contributions and the suckers are voluntary, I’m not interested how they spend the money. Whoever contributes, either money or cars, is convinced that they do the right thing.

PBA; Originally. It’s a Polish joke. “How many Poles does it take to change a light bulb”?! Three. One to to hold the bulb. Two to twist the ladder! Another version. “Ten”. One to change the bulb. Nine to watch.

twisted; That Talmudic admonition you cite (Mass. Chullin 44b.) is meant in a spiritual sense. And is not meant about the physical attributes of a Shidduch candidate, or the concealment of any material facts about health, Family, Etc.

Imaofthree; “I don’t throw it out. I give it to my cleaning lady for lunch. She loves it”. That’s what she tells YOU. I read somewhere that the fine, Yidd’n-loving (Polish) cleaning ladies write home how the Jews mistreat them that they give them all the leftovers for lunch. Speaking of (Polish) cleaning ladies. (Why are they called that?! Because they clean you out.) I think they have a special “Mitzvah”. To break things in the houses of the Jews, and other little sabotage. Lest you think I’m paranoid. I’m not the only one. I had the occasion of being in someone’s house who told me the same thing.

maah; Or it could be a touch of Dyslexia. When I type fast some words come out inverted due to my typing. “The” comes out as “Teh”, sometimes. Or in verbal communication. Some people, (of a certain former minority) will say “Ax” for “Ask”. Some others will imitate them because they think it’s cooool.

Oh yes. On my cell phone I had this problem when it got wet from rain, the words came out from right to left when texting.

Even though this thread was started 8 Months ago, (when most of the snow was melted) it’s on topic now (in December) when the snow is on our door step. The Choshuve oylom has a habit (Especially in Boro Park) to park halfway out in the street and in the middle of the intersection as soon as the first snowfall hits. It’s very difficult to maneuver any vehicle around, especially a bus on turns without causing damage. The traffic agents, as vicious as they are, (And they are.) they turn a blind eye to this situation. IMHO, the only remedy is that there should be an insurance regulation that any sustained damage to an improperly parked car, should be the responsibility of the owner. In other words. The driver of the vehicle that caused the damage should not be liable. It’s a sure bet that everyone will start parking properly. Snow or no snow.

real- brisker; IMHO it has to do with losing track where the brim is , up or down. Because it DOES look funny. (Weird). I don’t think anyone does it deliberately. I am not a very big expert on this subject because I wear neither a “Brim Up” or a “Brim Down” hat. I hardly wear a hat at all. Only to M&M, sometimes. Never to Shachris. My hat (and Shtreimel) have very low mileage.

Eclipse; (Lunar or Solar); I was speaking in general terms. I may have a neighbor or neighbors or family members who are on the heavy side but I don’t notice. My Mother-in-law is b’Gan Eden and those Einiklach named after her are all big girls, b”h. And I have only one wife for the past 38 Years, b”h. The only two things in life that are “Ex” in my life are cars and bosses. Now, to the main –and original– topic. In the later Thirties, the results of a slowing metabolism and eating the full menu in restaurants and on simchas is beginning to show. But drinking plenty of water (spring, filtered tap or carbonated are all the same.) is the best remedy to lose weight. When you do that, you don’t have to starve or count every calorie. Exercise. Including brisk walks are very effective in keeping weight under control and have additional health benefits.

Homeowner; Please don’t loose your cool over such trivia. Good Grammar or bad. When I gave a description of the identity of the previous owners, you asked a (rhetorical) question that came across as Smart-Alecky. So, I retorted with a question; Whether you fail to see the obvious or just pretend to do so.

charlie; “Myfriend” is an ideologue. And an unrealistic one at that. He wants to earn a living (and get a government subsidy, under one name or another) in Israel. Yet, doesn’t recognize its legitimacy. Contends (ideologically) that it’s OK to steal from it. The only place that might lead to is enjoying the prison Kollel program. The judge of the non-entity will decide where he spends the next Five, Six or Seven Years. Even the Naturei Karta, who don’t recognize the State of Israel (who needs their approval, anyway?!) informed the government about some racket where Yeshiva fundraisers were involved. They were practical. They didn’t want to suffer where someone else made big bucks.

eclipse; I don’t know whether I have the right or the wrong number, but –generally– “Overhang” and “Hangover” are not one and the same. You could get a hangover from excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages. And excessive eating (out), of fatty, high-Carbohydrate foods will get you overhang. For men, it’s mostly in the stomach. For women. C’est dans la derriere. (Compris.)

Aries 2756; In your () post you advise ACh not to quit, and through her benign actions will change the opinion of her non-Jewish boss to erase his prejudice against Jews. I’ve got news for you. And History bears this out. The removal of prejudicial thinking takes a long time of hard work and is effective very short term. From my own experience. Sometime ago I was working at a construction site. (Only Jew there.) When an electrical problem developed that affected the entire floor (Burning wire)which was caused by an illegal Irish immigrant. (A klutz, goylem, shlimazl.) I, as the junior electrician (my co-worker was AWOL.) and only representative of the electrical contractor jumped into action and fixed the problem, saving a call to the fire department in a Manhattan commercial High Rise. I was a hero for exactly 23 Hours. The next day, when a loosely attached, temporary light fixture nearly landed on some goyish/Irish nose, It was my fault and the fault of all the Jews, who, naturally killed someone 2,000 Years ago.

Yup! across from the (new), big store.

not I; (Poster #16) First time I hear that there is a different Torah and Halachos for the office and the home.???”? If the computer and internet are “Muttar” in the office why are they prohibited in the home. If they are Assur in the house, they should have the same status in the office. Pork or Chillul Shabbos is assur both at home and at the office. There is a saying by R. Yisroel Salanter ztz”l that there’s no such thing as a good, or bad habit (???). It all depends on how we use it. The internet is a very useful tool. Unfortunately, it’s also a vehicle for a lot of “Tumah”. But a mature, ehrlicher Yid (adult) will not deteriorate into accessing Tumah’dige websites or otherwise use it for assur’dige purposes. Letting children use the “net” is a whole ‘nother ballgame and should not be permitted under any circumstances.

Smartcookie; There is only one store on New Utrecht that would fit the profile. But that store has a Goyishe name and to the best of my knowledge was owned by non-Jews until recently. Lately, unfortunately (for me.) I had an occasion to meet the owner/manager? I caused slight damage to one of their trucks while making a turn from New Utrecht to 4- Street with my School Bus.

Smartcookie; Don’t tease us. Spill the beans. I don’t know if, l’Halacha you’re allowed to withhold the information. Because if I were –for example– going to collect for Tzeddakah and I knew this Yid who sits at home eating chulent and gala and his store is open on Shabbos, I would not take any Chillul Shabbos money from him, but, not knowing, I will. Besides, what do you mean by “He carries every item you need for Yom Tov and simchas”?! Is it cottage cheese, Shoe Polish or tablecloths?

Speaking (and posting) of names, it just occurred to me the (Yiddish) source of a name like SOFIA / SOPHIE ; From the Passuk in Mishlei / Aishes Chayil; ????’ ?????? ???? Which, in Sephardic dialect is pronounced softly; “SOFIA” , instead of “TZofia”.

Elizabeth, is (probably) derived from Elisheva. Then there are names that were adopted for use by Yidden from non-Jewish origins. For example, the name ??????? is (probably) derived from FABIUS.