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yitayningwut: Wait, did I not make it obvious enough? Oy vey.
DaasYochid: Too bad it does then, eh? IE 9 doesn’t have it, by the way.
#15 (yitayningwut) No.
#16 (moskidoodle) I don’t see why not.
#17 (WIY) Yes.
#18 (Pegger) No. (You would, wouldn’t you…)
Hint: yitayningwut came a little close with the volcanoes. And it has a name, but it’s more usually referred to by its phenomenon.
Okay, so you’re using Internet Explorer, which stinks. Firefox is very good. I’m a computer engineering major and I recommend it. 🙂
I think it means what sam4321 said. I had a teacher who used to put that on top of all her papers, like “BS”D.”
#14 (yitayningwut) Sometimes.
Okay, everybody, I’m not condoning smoking at all here…but there are very many attitudes that are much, much more “appalling” than those of smokers. Channel your zealotry for worthier causes.
No, it’s not edible and cannot be made into anything edible.
Hint: Think more random. (That’s what I did.)
I hear a mazel tov is in order, Shnooky. 🙂
It’s not edible.
I went out of town this Shabbos and they still had (some) snow. 🙂
Hey, that’s kind of interesting. Thanks.
EDIT: Just checked in IE, FF and Chrome. (Was hoping Chrome didn’t have it.) Grrr
#13 (yitayningwut) No.
There’s actually a built-in spelling checker. Right-click on a word you’ve misspelled, and it will display the correct spelling (unless you’re just too far off).
#12 (moskidoodle) No.
supergirl613: Rocks and stuff. Also crystals and gemstones and glittery things. Basically, any solid, naturally occurring substance.
He also thinks yeshiva bochurim aren’t competent enough to go to college, but they shouldn’t take the SAT. So I take his opinions on academics and/or the intellect with a grain of salt, generally.
#10 (yitayningwut) No.
#11 (crazybrit) No.
Stop trying to guess it. You’re going to need more information.
Well, it’s really rooted in the difference between the types of girls that go to each seminaries. Bnos Sarah is populated by the mainstream-yeshivish, cerebral aidel type. Machon Raaya specifically caters to the out-of-town, intellectually curious (read: sometimes get into very…lively discussions with teachers), like-to-have-fun type. That really makes the two have crucial differences in their respective approaches to teaching and academic missions.
(We’re actually having a Shabbaton reunion thingy and my friend is sitting next to me and yelling at me to “stop being so anti-social.” But she’s also helping me phrase this response. So thanks, friend. 🙂 )
frumnotyeshivish: You make a very valid distinction; however, in this case it is misapplied. There are seminaries that are academic and there are seminaries that are intellectual and academic. And the latter aren’t as scarce as you seem to believe. So while perhaps the OP didn’t phrase her question correctly (which you really should have realized), and while it’s probably nonsensical to judge on intellectual capacity alone, I don’t think it’s invalid to judge seminaries based on their intellectual capacity b’chlal. Plus, I don’t think your assertion that the seminary experience is not much of an intellectual endeavor is correct. And I’d also like it if you argued your points with a little more “proof” and a little less sophistry.
WIY: It’s a mineral. Now you know that it isn’t an edible mineral. 🙂
#9 (yitayningwut) Yes.
Also, I was thinking about it, and I came to the conclusion that it sort of can be man-made. But that’s just kind of dumb, so my answer stands. 🙂
WIY: No, I meant either.
#7 (WIY) No.
#8 (BaalHabooze) Yes.
(Won’t answer the next two, since I guess it’s obvious now.)
You’re right; you usually can’t buy anything useful with $5-10. But a gift that costs that much is likely to be just as useful. And I think we might be talking about different categories of gift recipients.
As for wedding registries, I know people do it out of town (because I come from out of town). But as you said, nobody does it in NY, for some reason.
frumnotyeshivish: No, “not the most helpful” does not mean “futile;” however, your context definitely suggested as much. And yes, I like to do that quite often, but I’m being serious now (maybe). But if you think my understanding is false, then why don’t you endeavor to correct it?
Anyway, as someone who went to an “academic” seminary and has looked into numerous “academic” seminaries, I can assure you that that is really the only useful criterion to judge upon.
Oh, I forgot that – nix #7.
How’s the weather down there? 🙂
If she gives a gift certificate, the recipient will know right away how much (or how little) she spent. However, if she buys a gift, it’s not so obvious.
Bah, this annoys me. You give a gift to show how much someone means to you. Don’t you think it’s a little cheap to go out of your way to create a false impression in someone who you are ostensible close to?
Gift registries – why don’t Jewish kallahs have gift registries?! They make so much sense…
frumnotyeshivish: Are you saying that all seminaries are so non-academic that it’s futile to try and rank them by that criterion? That is a highly subjective analysis and I’d say subject to just as much speculation.
#5 (yitayningwut) Hmph. No.
#6 (WIY) No.
#7 No.
Hint time – it’s either an animal, mineral, or vegetable. 🙂
#4 (yitayningwut) No.
skiaddict: I don’t think that’s true. A lot of times, trying to show how well you know them just shows how much you don’t know about them.
I’ll give you an example: I sketch a bit as a hobby, so friends/relatives who know me relatively well think it’s really personal to give me art-related gifts. Problem is, I like to use specific certain brushes/sketchpads/etc., so their gifts are usually useless. It’s a nice thought, sure, but the fact that they didn’t realize that I have specific likes in that area just shows that they don’t actually know me that well. Now, a gift certificate to my favorite art supply store would be a really personal gift. That would show that they know that I like art, and that I need to buy my own stuff. And even if they didn’t know that I specifically wanted the gift certificate over the actual supplies, it would feel more personal to me anyway.
#3 (BTGuy) No.
Definitely a gift certificate. Find out what store she ALWAYS gets stuff from – be it clothing, accessories, gadgets or books. Personalized chachtkes are okay, but they really aren’t as personal and meaningful as something you know caters to a person’s interests.
#1 (supergirl613) No.
#2 (yitayningwut) No.
Michlala does have a seminary. There’s a seminary-college and a regular college.
Who wants to try and guess mine? It’s a really cool one!
Beanbag chair? Or one of those exercise bally thingies?
Tire swing? (er…colorful one…)
While cindy gets back to us, I’ll start a new one.
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I got one.
And I wouldn’t say either is more academic. Machon Raaya is a different type of academic. It’s really more comparable to Michlala in terms of academics.
Machon Raaya is mostly out-of-town (out of country, actually). It’s only this year that they attracted all the New Yorkers.