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To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (1209)	4/19/1998 5:41:00 PM
From: jbe	Respond to of 4710

Also interesting is how English can embroider upon Yiddish! My all time favorite is phudnick. What is a phudnick, you ask? Why, a nudnick with a PhD. jbe

To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (1209)	4/19/1998 6:20:00 PM
From: Wizzer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4710

"Schleimel, shlemazel, hossenpepper, corporated" are part of the theme from the Laverne and Shirley show. I had no idea what they meant until now. Is it "Megilla" as in "Megilla Gorilla"? I have also heard "Yenta" meaning an old lady I think. In Canada all the expressions you have indicated are rarely, if ever heard on TV, but in the case of U.S. TV I believe they are more common. Shows like "The Nanny" and others use Yiddish expressions frequently. I was going to ask you if they were considered slang, but you answered my question already. Here is a good question: If you speak Yiddish, do you have a pretty good grasp of Hebrew, or not? --I will try not to be a schleimel or shlemazel schlepping through life.