It’s either navy blue or bluish-green.

What I want to know is who in their right mind would name their kids Papa and Mama.

Not really. I like Rice Krispies. But NOT Rice Krispie treats. If I get any this Purim, I’ll burn ’em with the rest of the chometz on erev Pesach.

Pretty much, yeah. Puffed rice is more of my thing.

Only when I boiled it in water and melted cheese over it.

I just call ’em people. *shrugs*

If a song contains the syllables “oyoyoyyyy” and they are enunciated in an emotive fashion, it is likely Jewish. 😛

Suggestion: read plot summaries online instead of watching the episodes. That way, you can still follow the story for however long you feel the need to. 🙂

And for movies, there are companies that offer content filters for the newest titles within months of their releases. (Will the Mods let me name the companies?) If you don’t want to completely cut out movies, you are now able to at least cut out the most negative content in them.

RebYidd, I clicked on this thread with every intent of posting the same thing as your OP – but you beat me to it!

Why thank you! 🙂

Mazel tov! Based on the mannerisms you’re describing, it seems pretty reasonable to deduce that all babies are born with the potential to be gedolim. 😀

I guess there’s a sort of eiruv the Enterprise, because Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock both seem to wear them 24/7. 😛

I defeated a black fly. Beat that!

DY – Are you for real?

More importantly, PBA, are you all right?

To the original poster, lakegirl: May I have the Hebrew name of your son so we may daven for his refuah sheleimah? This sounds pretty serious.

(YES!)

Yes

I like Roller Coaster Tycoon. I find that Railroad Tycoon is a bit confusing, though. Different company, different rules. Not all Tycoon games are from the same developers.

For girls, I would recommend the Nancy Drew PC games. They’re pretty clean, and could be appropriate for a Jewish home with a few exceptions: one game covers Mayan culture, another has heavy Greek mythology themes, one game takes place in Ireland and you can see some Celtic crosses in the background of one scene and a couple of the games have particularly intense ghosts (that turn out to be fake in the end). Oh yeah, and Nancy does have a boyfriend and is often a character Nancy can call on her in-game phone for game hints, but that’s not a major part of the games and you can easily play them without having to bring that up at all. There are about 30 games in the series now, and it’s at the parent’s discretion to determine which ones are suitable for their homes.

There used to be a series of Jewish games about the Shoftim called Tanach Quest. Not sure where to find it anymore, though. It may be a bit disturbing for young players, though, because — believe it or not — there’s a bit of bloody violence and jump scares from villainous characters you have to kill with axes and knives.

You can also use a ROM emulator to play old arcade games like Pacman, Joust, and Paperboy.

@oomis – That’s brilliant! 😀

Send my regards to Mendy and Rivky!

@sirvoddmort – Oh my…. That must be very confusing.

I think of decaffeinated beverage as “decaf,” but when I see the words “decaffeinated coffee,” I immediately think of the CR category.

The only good things the BBC has to offer, in my opinion, are Doctor Who and the Teletubbies. And when I say Teletubbies, I’m being incredibly generous.

What can I say? They’re only good at telling fiction. The problem is, now they’re claiming it’s reality and people actually believe it.

@Randomex – Thanks! I never read Harry Potter. 😛

@Randomex – Yes, that’s what I’ve heard about why he used lollipops. Apparently, on Telly (intentional pun), they were also starting to ban depictions of smoking.

Would a better question be “Lollipops – who loves ’em?”

“Do you know any adult who likes a lollipop?”

Well, I know *of* a fictional detective who seemed to really like lollipops.