Boida, you think I had nothing better to do? A whole afternoon I was schlepping through this thread. The posts by Cav (alavasholom) made me want to cry.
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Roberta
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Mon 21 Nov, 2005 04:03 pm
Phoenix, I actually thought twice about the resurrection because of that. But he was wonderful and funny. Why not enjoy again? A shanda I hope I didn't commit.
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Phoenix32890
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Mon 21 Nov, 2005 04:06 pm
No dollink, you did EXACTLY the right thing!
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Merry Andrew
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Mon 21 Nov, 2005 04:10 pm
So if it's not to laugh, voo den?
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Phoenix32890
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Mon 21 Nov, 2005 04:14 pm
For me, a laugh that doesn't go right into your pupick, that doesn't make your kishkes hurt, is not a laugh by me!
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Merry Andrew
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Mon 21 Nov, 2005 04:15 pm
So laugh already. What, I should stop you?
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Phoenix32890
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Mon 21 Nov, 2005 05:22 pm
Did you are realize, when you want to call someone something nasty in Yiddish, more often then not you schlep out a word beginning with "sh"?
shmendrick
shlemeil
shlemozzel
shlepper
shmootz
shnook
shlock
shmuck
shmegegi
shmo
shnorrer
shlub (also zhlub, if you want to be technical)
shlump
shlumperdik
Sh verbs are often perjorative:
shmutzik
shmeer
shlecht
shlak
So what did you expect? In Yiddish, even when you are being nasty, you sound funny!
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Roberta
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Mon 21 Nov, 2005 05:32 pm
Phoenix, I noticed that sh thing when I was a kid. The old keppele was operational, even back then. I love those sh words, especially the shm ones. Very onomatopoetic. (I love that word, too, even without the sh or shm.)
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ossobuco
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Mon 21 Nov, 2005 05:32 pm
I don't know 3 of the last 4...
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Phoenix32890
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Mon 21 Nov, 2005 05:40 pm
shmutzik -dirty- Usually spoken by Jewish mothers to little kids, who have just dirtied their new outfits.
shmeer - to bribe
shlecht - bad, lousy
shlak - lousy merchandise
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dlowan
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Mon 21 Nov, 2005 05:54 pm
Such dirty mouths!
For schlepping they are made!
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ossobuco
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Mon 21 Nov, 2005 08:46 pm
Aha, I do recognize schlock..
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Roberta
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Tue 22 Nov, 2005 12:33 am
Yes, a shmear is a bribe. It's also what you do with cream cheese on a bagel.
My Aunt Bessie once said that a schlemiel was a shmoe with ear flaps. Who could argue with such logic? Not me. Even if she was wrong, she was not someone to argue with. Take my word for it.
A genuine character was my Aunt Bessie. Don't mess with Bess.
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msolga
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Tue 22 Nov, 2005 04:28 am
Hooray! The Hebonics thread is back!
Thanks, Roberta, this is my No 1, all time favourite A2K thread! (And I'm not even Jewish! Go figure. ) I wish I could talk Hebonics talk myself, but it doesn't come naturally to me, sadly. But never mind, reading your discussions is a pure delight, you guys! You are so funny! Carry on, please!
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Merry Andrew
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Tue 22 Nov, 2005 04:32 am
Never mind the 'sh' words. It's when you come to the 'zh' words that the tsores start. Shlemiel, shlemazel, what's the big deal. But a zhlub now, that's someone you don't want to be.
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msolga
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Tue 22 Nov, 2005 04:41 am
No? Pray tell, Andrew, just what is a zhlub? And better still, can you name a few?
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nimh
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Tue 22 Nov, 2005 06:17 am
Phoenix32890 wrote:
shlecht - bad, lousy
In Dutch: "slecht"
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Vivien
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Tue 22 Nov, 2005 06:51 am
oh great! I loved this thread ... more more more! please?
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Walter Hinteler
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Tue 22 Nov, 2005 07:14 am
I really like this saying:
Ojch gesunt kon onschteken.
It's really easy for a German speaking person to understand - not only due to the similarity of soundin but most words are German resp. used in German :wink:
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Walter Hinteler
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Tue 22 Nov, 2005 07:24 am
nimh, did you ever hear Nikitov? (That's a Dutch Yiddish folksong ensemble, playing Gypsie style jazz.)
They are on stage during the Sepharad 2005 in Munich these days.
) I wish I could talk Hebonics talk myself, but it doesn't come naturally to me, sadly. But never mind, reading your discussions is a pure delight, you guys! You are so funny! Carry on, please! 