MRS PLONY

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  • in reply to: crazy world #1066995
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    Um, I think it’s more like HALF-filled with horrible, selfish, and cruel people. Not all filled.

    in reply to: Naming A Child After Someone With Weird Name #1121205
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    I met someone once who told me this story about herself:

    She was a little girl in Hebrew School and the teacher said that all of the students had to go by their Hebrew names in class, so whoever didn’t know their Hebrew names had to find out for homework.

    My friend asked her Bubby, “What’s my Hebrew name?” Her Bubby told her, “Yuchfoot.” My friend dutifully reported to her teacher that her Hebrew name was ‘Yuchfoot.’ The teacher said “That can’t be right. Ask your bubby to write it down in Alef-Bais.”

    Are you ready?

    Her name was……

    Yocheved!

    It just goes to show…..

    in reply to: we don't know anything about vaccines #1066087
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    pab, you’re mean. But you know that.

    in reply to: we don't know anything about vaccines #1066084
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    Responding to Akuperman: I don’t think it’s entirely fair to refer to government services as ‘handouts’

    in reply to: Any Mens Clothing Gemachs! Please!! #1065429
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    I suppose it depends on where you and he live. In Monsey there’s Kupath Ezra, which is a second-hand store that has clothes for everybody, including men. It’s not free, but it’s very inexpensive. But, of course, if you ARE in Monsey then you’ve probably heard of it already.

    Poor fellow, I hope somebody’s able to help.

    in reply to: The CR Discworlders Club #1114612
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    Sure the ‘blurb’ writer could make a dumb mistake. It’s well known that the first edition of The Hobbit had some peculiar cover art because the publisher just chose something strange because they were in a hurry to go to print. I think it had a couple of flamingoes under a weird looking tree.

    Not nogeiah to DiscWorld, but in the same category of fantasy fiction.

    in reply to: The children's book 'Messes of Dresses' #1051236
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    Thanks a million!

    I was writing a story for my daughters’ school’s creative writing newsletter and I wanted to touch on the topic of designer briefcases, but I didn’t want to use a real designer’s name.

    But if I refer to one of these ‘designers’ then I would still make my point, and as a bonus, anybody who’s familiar with the book would get the joke.

    Thanks again and tizku l’mitzvos:)

    in reply to: Asking singles their age #1133442
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    Maybe she winced because a mosquito suddenly bit her? Or maybe she’s uncomfortable that she’s not married yet and it seems like all of her same-age friends are, and she was afraid you’d judge her.

    I don’t think you did anything wrong.

    in reply to: Gender neutral he/she #1051199
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    You can usually get around it with a little effort and some careful use of plurals. For example, instead of saying, “If a CR poster disagrees with me, then he’s wrong.” one could say “If CR posters disagree with me, then they are wrong.”

    in reply to: Popa IQ test #1049821
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    “Look at what you get, not at what other people get.”

    That’s what I tell my kids.

    Honestly, I’m not jealous of your dishwasher. Or your menorah. Or your disposable dishes. But keep in mind that not everybody has what you have, materially or intellectually.

    in reply to: Popa IQ test #1049818
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    In our house I AM the dishwasher!

    I get so fed up when I hear/read rich people acting as if everybody has the same standard of living that they do.

    I was our dishes in a sink, with soap and water and a scrubber sponge and gloves. And we rarely use disposables.

    I wash our menorah on the kitchen counter gently with a little soap and a non-abrasive sponge.

    And I get a high score on every IQ test I encounter.

    in reply to: Chanuka Cookies are worse than gifts. #1050588
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    Non-Jews can’t eat them?

    in reply to: Chanuka Cookies are worse than gifts. #1050586
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    Getting back o the original topic: I disagree – cookies are always good.

    in reply to: what is the origin of chanukah gifts? #1112576
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    First of all, not all public menorahs are lit next to the public pine trees. Secondly, those public menorah lighting ceremonies serve an important kiruv purpose.

    And who says that I can’t be over-ruled? Husbands and wives have to make decisions together, but whoever feels more strongly on the topic is entitled to have the last word.

    in reply to: what is the origin of chanukah gifts? #1112570
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    100%! I would much rather give each of my kids a few bucks and take them to a toy store to choose for themselves, but I’ve been over-ruled.

    in reply to: Mishpacha vs. Family First #1043756
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    I agree with Letakein Girl that the teen magazines are not as good as the general interest or women’s magazines. The teen stories focus a lot on cliques and bullying. There must be SOMETHING else going on in high school, but those topics get the coverage.

    As far as the kid magazines go, my children agree with me that AIM is the best of them, with funny stories and witty articles on cool topics.

    in reply to: This actually makes sense in context. Can you guess how? #1042282
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    Randomex, please explain already. I know the source, but it’s painful reading all of these ‘I don’t get it’ comments.

    in reply to: Making an ohel in the house #1038909
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    Right, but that’s Shabbos. They don’t do these things even during the week.

    (I just know that some joker’s going to ask how showing a baby his reflection is boneh.)

    in reply to: Making an ohel in the house #1038907
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    Uh, why does etiquette dictate not to open an umbrella in a house?

    I’ve heard all sorts of interesting things, and then learned that there are real, halachic reasons for not doing them (usually summarized as ‘it is brought down in seforim hakedoshim’). Examples: Not interleaving one’s fingers, not showing a baby his or her reflection in a mirror until he or she has teeth, not having a bird in the house.

    So I thought that someone in CR-land would have a source for this.

    in reply to: Making an ohel in the house #1038902
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    I’ve heard that one, too. But what if you’re already married? And what about making a ‘tent’ out of two chairs and a blanket for playing camp-out? Or opening the hood of a baby carriage?

    in reply to: Lollipops #1039730
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    Lamed Vov: Just how massive are you talking?

    in reply to: Lollipops #1039705
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    Hmph! You never heard anybody refer to children as ‘kids’? And I thought that goats could eat whatever they want.

    I think to OP was just in a BAD mood and decided to post a thread deriding something inherently likeable – lollies – just to get on our nerves.

    Or else there is some type of secret code meaning that only specific CR members know.

    in reply to: Lollipops #1039703
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    Huh? How can you ask such a question? Do you actually know any actual KIDS? Most children like lollipops. As for adults, they’re just hard candy on a stick – if you’d eat a regular sour ball or whatever then the only thing wrong with a lolly is the immaturity factor. (Not that that would bother a lot of CR members, but I’m just sayin’.)

    I regularly eat the purple lollies from the assortment because my kids prefer the other colors.

    in reply to: Can you mix different types of ground meat? #1032721
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    This reminds me of the evening halacha shiur at Neve Yerushalayim 20 years ago, taught by Rabbi Moshe Dombey ZT”L.

    He prefaced the series about basar’v’chalav by pointing out that kashrus is one of the few areas of halacha in which, the less someone knows, the stricter he or she will be.

    It seems that the person who originally told you that you can’t mix beef with chicken (or veal or whatever) got SOMETHING wrong, but it seemed right to him.

    in reply to: Things that are avoda zara #1094588
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    Everybody knows that it’s (if not outright A”Z) church-ish to say “Cross your fingers” or “Knock on wood”. But it really gets me when a Jewish publication writes something like “It’s my mantra” or “She’s my idol” or “He’s an icon” in this or that industry or “It’s the Holy Grail” of some field of research.

    They also say things like “Such-and-such supermarket has become a Mecca for the Kosher consumer.” How are the Jews supposed to get in to shop?

    Also, Terry Pratchett. Yeah, him again.

    in reply to: The CR Discworlders Club #1114422
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    I used to like Pratchett, but it annoyed me that he always seemed to have to do everything different, like reinvent all of the myths and do it his own way, like he knew better than everybody else, and only he was right. I figured it was only a matter of time before he took on the Jews, so I dropped him. He came awfully close in Small gods, with his parody of the monotheists, don’t you think?

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