It's just ... weird. From undergrad, I was used to weird questions from people who'd never met any Jews before -- my usual attitude to those was that I'd rather answer the questions than let the people keep whatever weird idea they had. But this sort of thing is just odd. This afternoon, he asked me if I knew any good Jewish jokes, because Jewish humor is usually the best.
You guys had a riot? On account of me? A real riot?
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Sep 11, 2008 3:34:18 pm PDT #8302 of 10003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Jesse - Sep 11, 2008 3:35:44 pm PDT #8303 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
This is someone who's known more than one Jew over a period of time, Hil? Ew.
I just put this crazy nail strengthener on that I got at the nail place, and it burns like HELL. I swear it wasn't this bad when I've had it before. Ow ow ow.
Sparky1 - Sep 11, 2008 3:38:53 pm PDT #8304 of 10003
Librarian Warlord
I think you should turn to him and ask, "Is it true what they say about Catholics?" And when he tries to get you to be more specific repeat, "You know!" and make vague hand gestures.
Oy, what a putz.
Yum. Latkes.
brenda m - Sep 11, 2008 3:39:15 pm PDT #8305 of 10003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Okay, what? That's getting freaking bizarre.
megan walker - Sep 11, 2008 3:42:03 pm PDT #8306 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
it burns like HELL
Catholic Hell or Jewish Hell?
Cass - Sep 11, 2008 3:44:10 pm PDT #8307 of 10003
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Latkes, yum.
Dude, WEIRD. And should be discouraged from teh interactions with teh other humans.
Hil R. - Sep 11, 2008 3:44:13 pm PDT #8308 of 10003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
And it's not like he's from some Jew-deficient area, either. He grew up in Hayward, California, and went to USC.
I think you should turn to him and ask, "Is it true what they say about Catholics?" And when he tries to get you to be more specific repeat, "You know!" and make vague hand gestures.
Hee!
Oh! One of the professors in our department is Orthodox, and wears a yarmulke and beard. I was working through my schedule for the next few weeks, and complained that Rosh Hashanah was making things complicated, since it came in the middle of a time when I've got like eighty things going on. This was mostly just griping aloud. He responded, "Oh, we should go tell [Orthodox professor] happy new year!"
Jesse - Sep 11, 2008 3:46:49 pm PDT #8309 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You should ask that guy about how priests are all pervs. Or fish on Fridays. Or being anti-abortion. Um. None of those are funny. What else is Catholic??
Catholic Hell or Jewish Hell?
Prostestant hell -- the REAL hell.
Sparky1 - Sep 11, 2008 3:49:53 pm PDT #8310 of 10003
Librarian Warlord
What else is Catholic??
The Pope!
:: on my way to Protestant Hell::
Hil R. - Sep 11, 2008 3:49:59 pm PDT #8311 of 10003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
When he asked me if I knew any jokes, I said I couldn't think of anything offhand. Then he told me a joke about sheep-fucking. I responded with a joke about anal sex. (A joke I first heard from billytea, btw.) That seemed to shock him into silence for a little while. (One good thing about being little and cute -- you can get people shocked into silence pretty easily. It's kind of fun.) Then he told me a joke about dog-fucking. I pointed out that he seemed to have kind of a pattern going.