I guess, I didn’t want to look like a nebach who couldn’t get it on the first try. I still could have missed the target by just a bit and sent the glass into orbit 🙂 ;

I think it’s a bit tacky that the recent pictures on the news page are upside down in reference to venahafoch hu.

Jothar…unless it’s Lubavitch, where they have a lot of olde Litvish/Yekish (not sure which) pronunciations. For example, their Cholum(Lit) or Choilim(Cha) is a Chaylem(Lub).

For those following daf yomi, the basis for this one came up recently. If a person steals chometz, pesach comes and goes, rendering this chometz she’ovar olov hapesach, he can give it back and say “harai shelcha lefonecha” because there was no shinui be’ein…hezek she’aino nikar. If the ganiv sold it with his chometz, what’s wrong? There should be no problem with this chometz? If you hold shinui is koneh let the ganiv sell it with his chometz, if not, the nignav had it sold with his chometz? Perhaps we can answer that there is still a problem because the ganiv may have a problem selling it because he may be chayev daled vehay. So you’ll tell me, daled vehay is only by shor and seh, there’s another reason, the goy may not want to be koneh chometz that could be problematic and this chometz bleibs by the ganiv.

Disclaimer: I’m not really such a tipish. This is something based on false premise, but since I found it a bit amusing in it’s lumdis based on false premise, I wanted to share.

It was with hashgacha pratis that the child ingested the toy (through the esophagus as opposed to inhaling it (down the trachea).

squeak, i’ll add a twist to that game, the guy has to have drunk just a little bit, in order to be a contestant NOT that I condone underage drinking.

chulent Friday afternoon – Friday night. Worst: chulent on Monday morning;

I don’t have as good memory as Phyllis. I think my subconscious wants to block out that part of my life 🙂 ;

Sorry if I missed someone’s response, I am not ignoring anyone. I am just relaying what I was taught in Yeshiva (post high school). Every situation is different and needs to be assessed on the spot. That’s why you need to know the dinim well. I know of a frum guy who owns a big company. It seems that when he gives out the annual awards to his employees he does shake women’s hands. I am pretty sure he asked a shailah from a well respected rav (I know where he davens).

You’re probably referring to cases of Ones (one is essentially forced to do so). In my professional career, I was always able to avoid shaking womens hands in a cordial manner. So why would shaking a non-Jewish female’s hand not be 100% assur?

But, let’s hear it for childish name calling!!!!

I have a question that is purely academic and should not be used as “halacha lemaaseh” It should be clear that Negiah is ossur whether the other person is 12 or 100 years old. Do we say the same Lo Ploog regarding talking? I can hear valid arguments both ways.

There was a thread a while back where “everyone” supposedly explained their call sign. Mayan Dvash means spring of honey or well of honey. Since I work for Honeywell, I chose that name.

TJ, I suspect you are of those who do not take the phrase “ad delo yoda” at face value. Unfortunately, those who get drunk out of their box do and are “machmir” on fulfilling that phrase.

Kiddush Levana (coming up soon) have in mind someone who needs a Shidduch.;

asdf, that is priceless!!;

Jothar, I’m laughing real hard at that story, but, one must think, for whom was it worse, her or him?

Syrian, when was the last time that place had renovations done (PS I used to work in Lakewood from ’03 to middle of ’06)?

The credit is not mine.

Cherry: I got this info from a friend who is in the business. I haven’t checked out the sources, but you are welcome to. Check out Rav Matisyahu Chaim Solomon in a sicha Zamru Limaskil in his Sefer Matnos Chaim, then go on to Rav Yaakov Meir Shechter in a Sefer called Bein Yisrael L’Amim. Alot of Syrian Chachamim speak about this as well.

Thanks Jothar and Dr. Pepper.

My first date from Monsey, I knew nothing of the area, so I depended on the girl for directions. After the date, the car was struggling real hard. I didn’t know where I was, had no cell phone and I was stuck. (Year was 1998-99). I am waiting on the side of the road hoping for a fellow Jew to stop and help. So who was this fellow Jew? Yisroel (Sruli) Williger! He let me use his cell phone to call AAA and my parents and loaned me a considerable amount of cash. (It helped that we were both in Torah Vodaath). As we were waiting for the tow truck he pulled out an Artscroll Gemara. That’s a real super star.

hmm, so it’s unanimous: the taller one (whether it’s the guy or girl) should slow down.

areivimzehlazeh, because it is;

I was once on a date and as I was switching lanes (in manhattan) I came really close to hitting a taxi cab. She started laughing hyterically.

There is the time I arrived an hour early. I asked if I should come back later. The father sat with me for an hour. We did have some common ground to shmooze about.

asdf, Jothar, I was under the impression that the difference between the 4 & 6 section is in the way it fits on people’s heads. Some heads look better in 4 and others look better in 6;

I guess this vaguely falls under a “shidduch story”

I went out with close to 50 girls. There were only a few which I went out with more than once or twice. After I was engaged I was with my Kallah (wife now) at a wedding and I noticed someone familiar. So I told my Kallah, “that girl looks familiar…I might have taken a class with her in College…” I proceeded to the Chosson’s tish to say mazel tov. When I rejoined with my Kallah, she was talking to the familiar looking girl and I was introduced as her Chosson. So I greeted her politely and said “where do I know you from?..” You couldn’t stuff my foot down my throat any further, because we dated maybe a year ealier for a good number of weeks (perhaps 2 months?). Now, I thought that I was the (only) one who looked bad here. But my sister pointed out that I probably made her feel bad as well. I hope she’s well and has a nice family of her own.