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To: yard_man who wrote (9270)	10/22/1998 4:32:00 PM
From: John Dally	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

Those New Yorkers sure are funny: Alfonse calls Chuck a "dickhead:" AL LEARNS THE 'OY' OF YIDDISH By ROBERT HARDT Jr. and GREGG BIRNBAUM Alfonse D'Amato called his Senate opponent, Charles Schumer, a putzhead in a private meeting with Jewish leaders - prompting the Brooklyn congressman to demand an apology for the cheap slur. Speaking to about 40 people in the offices of George Klein, a prominent Jewish Republican, D'Amato labeled Schumer a putzhead for not bringing more federal aid to the city, according to four witnesses, including former Mayor Ed Koch. D'Amato also ridiculed Manhattan Rep. Jerrold Nadler for his girth - calling him the waddler, according to witnesses. When he said "putzhead,' Koch let out a loud laugh, said another witness. Putz is a Yiddish word for penis. It is generally used as a caustic insult to call someone an idiot. Koch also said D'Amato's reference to Nadler as the waddler shouldn't be viewed as an insult. I think that was a sympathetic reference to Jerry's weight. I just hope it shakes Jerry up so he goes on a diet, because we're worried about his health, Koch said.