I once saw a shirt likening the Israel/Palestine issue to the Native Americans. Only, it likened the Jews to the Native Americans, and the Palestinians were trying to massacre them.
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Little Kai has been born. All is well.
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that great ethical principle "don't be a pain in the ass"
Precisely. What tools.
Congratulations, Kai sounds a Japanese name
i'm too an auntie for the 5th time, already 20 days
it's a little strange for me to have a nephew with a Japanese name
2: Congrats, and a beautiful day for it.
Congratulations, JRoth! Don't let the condo board remove that baby from your home.
The stork bringeth, and the condor taketh away.
not everyone hangs their newborns from their door jambs, apo
that great ethical principle "don't be a pain in the ass"
There goes your sex life! *rimshot*
Was "shysters" once an anti-Jewish word? it's hard to know every single one of these things.
I thought you could put mezuzot on the inside of the door, in which case it's pretty much interior decoration, isn't it?
Congrats. Obligatory happy song link for new babies.
On the topic of the post, there's the Northern League's anti-immigrant poster featuring a Native American (sorry to link to such an odious site, but it was that or Stormfront).
Congrats, AB&JRoth! Good luck, Kai!
2: Congratulations. Every baby is a new hope. I hope you keep us posted along the way.
Every baby is a new hope. I hope you keep us posted along the way.
So unclassy, Tripp, using up BabyRoth's new hope on yourself.
"Shyster" has an anti-semitic ring to it (according to some online sources) and while I'm not sure the "real history" of the word is problematic (there are lots of different claims about its origin) it's at least an "erring on the side of caution" sort of thing for me.
"Shyster" is both of obscure origin and fairly recent vintage. The early quotations don't look obviously anti-semitic, but, you know, discretion, valor, etc. It doesn't pay to be niggardly when it comes to the application of common sense.
Excuse me. "Of both obscure origin and fairly recent vintage", or "both of obscure origin and of fairly recent vintage", but never what I wrote above.
17: If you put it on the inside of your door, how will the angel of death know to skip your house?
Also: Congrats to JRoth, AB, Iris, and Baby Kai!
"Shyster" comes from the expression "Shaalom, Oyster", which is of course, the Jew saying hi to the Oyster, noting that "Oyster" combines the Jewish expression "Oy" with an animal forbidden by kosher rules, thus conjuring up an image of the segregated Jewish community who is unable even to eat a simple hor douevre. It is anti-semitic when you understand the roots of the expression.
Has the Angel of Death visited any of the houses wrongly stripped of their thingies? That would be a serious lawsuit.
Thanks everybody. Pics tomorrow when we're at home (iphone to Flickr seems tiresome). You all can hardly fathom Iris' sweetness so far.
26, 28: The mezuzah isn't supposed to keep away the Angel of Death -- that was the paschal lamb and only for the one night.
A mezuzah is affixed to the doorframe of Jewish homes to fulfill the mitzvah (Biblical commandment) to inscribe the words of the Shema "on the doorposts of your house."(Deuteronomy 6:9)
apostropher,
So unclassy, Tripp, using up BabyRoth's new hope on yourself.
True, but at least I didn't come right out and say it. That was uncouth.
BabyRoth eh? Hmmm. Here is some trivia. For whom was the Baby Ruth candy bar named? It was not Babe Ruth the ball player.
Grover Cleveland's little girl, Ruth, natch.
Congrats, JRoth
Mazl tov!
Other obligatory new baby song.
Maybe you don't know how to walk much baby
Babe you don't talk much either
Maybe you never will babe
But I'll always love you
This post reminds me of a recent business trip I took around Europe. I was leaving Germany and my suitcase was heavier because I had bought several bottles of German wine. The guy at the baggage check-in counter in the Frankfurt airport weighed my bags and told me I would have to pay some outrageous extra-weight fee, like 150 Euro or something like that.
"Come on," I said, "my bags are heavy because I bought a lot of wine as gifts. Can't you give me a break?"
"Let me ask you a question," said the check-in guy. "Are you Jewish?"
"You think I'm Jewish because I'm bargaining with you?"" I asked, outraged.
The guy looked embarrassed as he realized how I had interpreted his question. "Oh, no, no, no. I just saw your name on your boarding pass and thought it sounded Jewish. I'm actually from Israel myself."
"Oh, okay. Well, I am Jewish."
"I thought so. No fee this time. Have a good flight."
39: OMG, it is a global conspiracy!
#40: Oh, come on. Generally, getting singled out for special treatment in Germany has not worked so well for us.
"Biker" is a Jewish name?! Now I'm hopelessly confused.
I would have thought the obvious literary allusion for this kind of situation begins, "the law, in its infinite..."