Little Froggie

I remember something vaguely about frogs.

Now I come in to check if an ad is blocking.

{copied for the sane people who can’t read underneath a blocking ad}

Truth:

How long were you in the OYWNCRPG [Official Yeshiva World News Coffee Room Peanut Gallery] before you joined the wonderful world of posting?

How many gilgulim do you have in the CR?

How many family members have posted in the CR?

I believe I’ve had 2, one was my brother who was here for a short time being a troll, and I believe my parents posted here for a few things a couple of years ago, but I can’t find much evidence….

For all I know one of them could be one of you

WOW! Do they get personal!!

Even in the good old days of Eclipse, she wouldn’t pry such private, personal information. If I’d reply here, I’d have my Mom (the famous), brother(s), and sister(s) all rush to phone me… (yes, they ALL unfortunately stalk me out here!) So I can’t say if I brush or not.

Why in the world would someone like to change their screen name? Oh…

OK, OK. Be open about it. You’re the therapist I went to last week and couldn’t get anything out of me, so you’re baiting me here. (does my spouse have that much money??)

Hey Mods. I always thought you were of the kindest, most considerate bunch. Are you trying to change my perception?!? Anything wrong with what I wrote? (good thing a I came back to check)

A little mod humour

Ben David:

Kindly help me out with this one. How does one use the internet? Where do you buy it? What does it look like?

Hey, did my previous post make it in?

no

yes

Thank you Mods for all the posts of mine you let through!

I don’t know what you’re getting at. There are four general views to the Torah, and they branch off to seventy. Many levels, and all are true, some in a different angle, sense, direction. The actual, factual “down to earth”, gashmius level is often discussed in the many commentaries of Chumash. Medrashic lore is generally understood in a different view – Drush. All views are true.

What you write about the Avos is slightly true, they were certainly NOT malachim, they were so much higher! They had, as you noted, human emotions, yet worked themselves up the spiritual ladder far, far more than a celestial Malach. Me and you don’t have daily conversations with angels. Last time I fought with a Malach, it bode me no good. And my (your’s too) portrait is certainly not posted on the Kesei Hakovod. Obviously the Avos were something way way up! We’re supposed to goad ourselves on in life – ??? ????? ???? ????? ????? – when will our actions TOUCH UPON, a mere touch, to those of our holy forefathers. There’s a very special reason we mention our forefathers at the beginning of Amida thrice daily. Their zchusim were and are the pillars of our Nation’s existence.

Goq: I don’t like to get too personal, it did me no good in the past, but I’ll make an exception now.

I personally (all froggie aside) think you’re a GREAT poster, you’ve been around here way before me (or even my other..), and your posts are to the point, always something interesting, something of value to share. If I’d have to comment on every post of yours that I liked, enjoyed, gave me a cheer or chuckle, I’d really run out of time. You don’t really need my approval, it’s the general view of posters here.

Of course we’re bound to bump into newbies here and there that make a lot of commotion, stir up nonsense, and create havoc for whatever reason, but that’s because they’re either immature in general, or immature in regard to the workings of posting in the CR. I don’t know, and have not followed the posts of the above poster, I’d say he/she really didn’t mean it.

Again, I ALWAYS enjoy your posts.

..you feel a need to justify your drinking to the members over here!

Sam2, and it could be the Mordechai argues on the MB. The Mordechai from the Megilla (according to Rava who holds one must do so).

Again, ???? ???? ?????? each according to his K’hilla. ?? ????? ?? ?? ?????. And one must know himself beforehand AS I WROTE, not to transgress any issurim, or cause anyone damages (which is also an issur). But those who can and listen and follow their Manhigim and do drink – lshem mitzvah, they’re doing mitzvas hayom.

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yytz:

Welcome to the world. There ARE manhigim that actually dispense and give out amounts of “mitzvas hayom” to their followers, talmidim, chasidim.

As I wrote (over and over) there are different views. As jbaldy wrote, they are not to be tread on so lightly. Each kehilla must follow it’s minhagim. the directives of its own Manhig.

yytz: “As I understand it…” – Maybe drink a little, then you’ll understand things differently.

We don’t rely on our own “clarity”, however great as we make ourselves out to be. We follow the Gedolim who direct us in this matter as in all other matters of Halachah and Hashkafa. If your Rov, Rosh Yeshiva, Rebbe tells you not to, you must follow him. If he says you should, then you empty all your “clarity” into the closest trash bin. Replace it with the exact amount he tell you to drink!

VM: That’s a very cute and original (mis)representation to ???? ???????. There’s also another sect who think that doing mitzvhos now the way we were told to do them way back (on Har Sinai) is now a big aveira.

Again, as I wrote, one must follow his Rav, kehilla and not make up any “dreys”, “torahs” or what ever you call it. If that Kehilla does then it’s a full fledged mitzvah like all others (read above). If they don’t then it’s not a mitzvah just ?????? as I wrote.

The only sha’aloh I have is if the “??????” is ??????, since it could be ????? ????. Any lamdanim here?

I like what jbaldy wrote. One should follow the custom, minhagim of the K’hilah one belongs to. If the Rav, Rosh Yeshiva, Rebbe says to drink then one must do so, as one follows all the directives of the Gadol. Personal feelings, gemutlichkeit do not play a role. Of course one must always know there is a Ribono Shel Olam, and NEVER forget himself. Even when drunk. (Yes, I heard of a Gadol who demanded this in earnest from those he personally gave to drink). There is a Ribono Shel Olam, there is a Shulchan Aruch even on Purim, with all the festivities notwithstanding (hilchos mazik on Purim too). One must know why he is drinking, and in front of Whom he is drinking.

Those who follow the directives of a Godol who holds not to get drunk, may not do so – to do it would be plain frivolousness shelo lshem mitzvah.

JustBecause: You don’t have to get drunk, you just have to drink a lot UNTIL you get drunk. Then you can stop.

I think I found your glasses.. um where was that.. um.. Oh yes right over..

Goq: I “hear” you.

I’d like to add. I personally like energetic, lively, vivacious, full-of-life, and down to earth people. People who just know what to say, when to say, and how to say it. Truly caring people. People who could set me alight with just a wink, a smile, a good word or quip.

Everyone likes those kind of people.