Lets All Make Non-Nasty Comments About Other Posters!

I I I enj–

forget it. Too hard.

For the Coffee Room, funny and sweet when you want to be

Rebyidd: Meh. Boring thread.

PBA: Meh. Disagree.

PAA: Meh. That one.

Sam2: Meh. You were Soseir yourself.

Bookworm120:

Wow!!

Thanks! (how did I make it in?)

PAA: It’s a dismissive. Apparently there is debate whether the origin was a Simpsons episode or a random internet chat room about some TV series (don’t remember what). Either way, though, I like it.

From dictionary.com

meh [me]

interjection

1.

adjective

2.

unimpressive; boring: The first few songs were meh.

3.

bored or apathetic: I’m feeling a little meh.

Origin:

1990-95; popularized on the TV show The Simpsons

Meh

Meh is an interjection used as an expression of indifference or boredom. It may also mean “be it as it may”. It is often regarded as a verbal shrug of the shoulders. The use of the term “meh” shows that the speaker is apathetic, uninterested, or indifferent to the question or subject at hand. It is occasionally used as an adjective, meaning something is mediocre or unremarkable.

Origin

Some have speculated that the term’s origin is Yiddish because of its similarity to the interjection. “feh”,[1]
Wikipedia

SiDi™

@Little Froggie – By being awesome. ^_^

Bookworm, thank you, that made my day!

I think that nearly everyone who posts here, is well-intentioned, and not mean-spirited, even when they are being ascerbic (NOT directing this at anyone with initials PBA)…

We are an eclectic community with a diversity of opinion, and that sometimes leads to a little negativity in response by some, but for the most part, I think we are a caring group of friends who have (mostly) never met each other, except on this blog, and for us to continue to have been part of that same community for several years (certainly so in my case), says something very positive to me. I have seen many of us being helpful to others, worried about their nisyonos, davening for each other, lending a virtual shoulder to cry on, and sometimes, getting tough when tough is what was needed.

We may disagree (if we can do so without being disagreeable, that is so much better), but at the end of the day (my new favorite overused expression), we are all Klal Yisroel. May we be zochim to see Moshiach b’yameinu.

oomis, beautiful and Amen! You really bring a special light to the CR! I am jealous of your grandchildren that they got The Best Bubby ever!

SiDi™

Thank you so much bookworm just for that I’m cancelling my fishing trip!

Froggie, THAT does not sound so good. What’s going on?

DikDukDuck is the best.

Oh, and you guys are cool.

Little Froggie, we cannot always be happy all the time. I am delighted to settle for real happiness MUCH of the time. The rest, I guess, we have to work on to let the bad stuff not keep us down. Sometimes, it is extremely challenging (like the matzav in E”Y, and/or personal tragedies), but if it is a case of the “blahs,” hang in there, and know that gam zeh ya’avor. If we wake up in the morning and get out of bed and are able to go about our business -that’s a major bracha. Even when life is un-fluffy, there are moments that make it worthwhile.

My husband is having surgery a week from today I”YH, for one of three serious medical conditions he is experiencing. My friend’s great-nephew was one of the soldiers killed in Gaza recently. A teenage girl for whom I was saying Tehillim – a stranger to me – was unfortunately nifteres last month after a courageous battle, and though I did not know her personally, I feel a portion of her mother’s anguish, as I also share with the mothers and fathers of the three korbonos for whom we davened for 18 days, not knowing they were already dead.

So much sadness floats around us, so much fear and anxiety of what is and what will be. But there are also moments of clarity and simcha. I look at my 2 year old grandson every morning and cannot possibly be sad in his presence. He has taught me more about simchas hachayim than anything else around me. And I thank Hashem for all the good things in my life, even as I recognize that there are some challenges which we all face, as well. So much better to be an optimist, would you not agree?

So I hope that whatever it is that you are experiencing that is negatively affecting you, will be gone quickly, and that we all merit to see the true simcha of Tisha B’Av even this year. I won’t say cheer up, because that is easy for me to do from where I sit typing, but I hope you yourself will feel the good cheer returning in short order.

Thank you, Oomis!!

I’m not saying I’m completely down, only….

Still I’ll have your beautiful piece in mind. And “the husband of Oomis” too.

Oomis, may I know your husband’s Hebrew name so we can daven for his refuah sheleimah?

@IvduEsHashemBsimcha – Ditto! I’ve been meaning to compose some praise for Sam too (no pun intended). 🙂

Bookworm120:

One of Many has an awesome-looking subtitle. (But if I may ask, who is Nymphadora?)

Presumably, that’s a reference to the Harry Potter character Nymphadora Tonks. Morgul-blades are found in the Lord of the Rings universe. And OOM was also the founder of the CR Discworlders Club. Hmm…

Whatever happened to her, anyway?

@oomis – Is there any update to Yaakov Avraham ben Michleh’s condition?

Thank you for asking about my husband, Bookworm. He is experiencing some very unpleasant side effects from his treatment, but you would never know from his demeanor or cheerful attitude that anything is wrong with him, if you did not know how sick he is. His stock answer (and he means it) to inquiries about his health, is “Boruch Hashem yom yom.” he has been through three separate major surgeries (none related to each other) in the last couple of months, and (B”H) the first two conditions were only discovered as a sidebar, while he was undergoing testing for the third condition.

I wish I could say he is completely well, and BE”H, will someday say that, but for now, it is another challenge for him to overcome, and for us to be supportive and daven for him. I appreciate your concern, very much.