Posted on September 29, 2009 07:54 PM
Most of us say things without knowing where the expressions come from or their significance. For example, without knowing the origin of "he's not worth his salt," we know exactly what is meant.
Posted on September 28, 2009 05:20 PM
In the New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago areas you can ask the waiter what kind of soda they carry but in the South it's "coke" while most of the northern states the usual term is "pop" or "soda pop".
Posted on September 10, 2009 12:36 PM
Actually I'm not asking. I know the answer, or I should say, I know the answers. One answer, the simple one of course, is that there are a little over 13.2 million Jews in the world or roughly (and ironically) 6 million less than there were in 1939.
Posted on September 7, 2009 10:20 PM
In response to my article The Mary Jo Kopechne Memorial Bridge, reader Layla asked this question in a comment: "... how does a Jew call him or herself a Jew when they do not believe in God? Being Jewish is of faith - not national origin."
Posted on September 6, 2009 07:54 PM
There is no shortage of Jew-hating websites that like to spread lies about Jews by quoting famous people making anti-Semitic remarks. One such hoax is the lie that Benjamin Franklin Warned Against the Jews.
Posted on July 27, 2009 03:43 PM
The Soviet Union has certainly encouraged scientific learning during the last century yet has garnered only 16 Nobel Science Prizes. I have omitted Nobel Peace Prize winners from the following lists since they have contributed practically nothing of value to modern civilization.
Posted on November 2, 2008 09:08 PM
On Election day this coming Tuesday there will be a historic first for this great nation of ours no matter who gets elected: we will either have our first female Vice-President or our first black President.
Posted on September 9, 2008 10:59 AM
A lawyer friend of mine who happens to be Jewish sent me this email asking for my opinion on this survey from the Jewish perspective: 5,000 men were asked to complete a survey on what THEY liked best about Oral Sex ...
Posted on August 18, 2008 05:33 PM
Whenever I post about some Muslim atrocity in the world there will inevitably be a comment or email asking me not to condemn an entire religion because of the actions of a few. I happen to agree with this absolutely. It is the height of bigotry to heap scorn on Islam simply because a few misguided extremists misinterpret the love and tolerance that is in the Quran.
Posted on May 9, 2008 10:26 PM
Jews did not attack German citizens, did not plot to create a world Rabbinate, and could care less if anyone converted to Judaism. In fact if you go to a Rabbi today and say you want to be a Jew, most likely you'll get talked out of it:
Posted on March 16, 2008 10:10 PM
In the 40s and 50s we denied habeas corpus to unlawful combatants and nonresident aliens captured and imprisoned abroad - We survived those curtailments of our freedoms didn't we?
Posted on December 12, 2007 04:20 AM
The phrase "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" is often used by lazy minds to make moral equivalencies where none exist. You might as well say, "One man's beef is another man's chicken."
Posted on July 27, 2007 10:54 PM
the contract made between you and Abraham is up for renewal, and this memorandum is to advise you that after, yea, those many millennia of consideration, we've decided not to renew.
Posted on June 8, 2007 10:41 PM
In 1446 BC in the Sinai, the Israelites had among their tribes people like Harry Reid and Hillary Clinton and John Murtha.
Posted on June 1, 2007 05:04 PM
Mendle said he was uncomfortable during the entire 14 hour flight. Interestingly the man said he was the Chief Justice under the Taliban in Afghanistan although he now lived in Florida.
Posted on May 26, 2007 06:54 PM
I'm still in Vegas - Thursday night I saw David Copperfield and last night it was Spamalot. I don't do reviews so if I mention a play or a movie it's only as a segue to some related story.
Posted on May 9, 2007 10:33 PM
1) More than any other person, Hitler was most instrumental in the formation of the State of Israel.
2) If it were not for Jews, Hitler would have conquered the entire world.
Posted on April 21, 2007 07:21 PM
I would like to thank everyone who voted for me in the category of "Most Recommended Blog." Interestingly, I forget to ask my readers to go to JBlog Central and vote for me. But perhaps the fruits of Karma are easier to obtain when one isn't overly ambitious for fame and glory.
Posted on June 20, 2006 04:04 PM
If you didn't know any better, you'd have to think that the David Duke website is a front for the Zionist Organization of America in the way that they keep pounding home how smart, clever, and outright brilliant these pesky Jews are!
Posted on February 23, 2006 04:21 PM
In Germany, the Holocaust is a historical fact. Deutsche Welle, 23 Feb 2006, Iranian President Faces Holocaust Denial Charges in GermanyA joint team of Israeli and German lawyers has filed a criminal indictment against the Iranian president in Germany, requesting he be tried for Holocaust denial. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad isn't exactly known for his tact. From calls to "wipe Israel off the map" to claims that the well-document German genocide against Jews known as the Holocaust was a "myth,"...
Posted on February 14, 2006 12:32 PM
A Manhattan judge has dismissed an Orthodox Jewish man's lawsuit, finding that a photo taken of him on a street and sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars is art — not commerce.
Emo Nussenzweig filed the suit on the grounds that his religion forbids photographs because they're graven images, according to his lawyer, Jay Goldberg. 'It puts him in a disgraceful light within his community,' Goldberg said.
Most of us say things without knowing where the expressions come from or their significance. For example, without knowing the origin of "he's not worth his salt," we know exactly what is meant.
In the New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago areas you can ask the waiter what kind of soda they carry but in the South it's "coke" while most of the northern states the usual term is "pop" or "soda pop".
Actually I'm not asking. I know the answer, or I should say, I know the answers. One answer, the simple one of course, is that there are a little over 13.2 million Jews in the world or roughly (and ironically) 6 million less than there were in 1939.
In response to my article The Mary Jo Kopechne Memorial Bridge, reader Layla asked this question in a comment: "... how does a Jew call him or herself a Jew when they do not believe in God? Being Jewish is of faith - not national origin."
There is no shortage of Jew-hating websites that like to spread lies about Jews by quoting famous people making anti-Semitic remarks. One such hoax is the lie that Benjamin Franklin Warned Against the Jews.
The Soviet Union has certainly encouraged scientific learning during the last century yet has garnered only 16 Nobel Science Prizes. I have omitted Nobel Peace Prize winners from the following lists since they have contributed practically nothing of value to modern civilization.
Mendle said he was uncomfortable during the entire 14 hour flight. Interestingly the man said he was the Chief Justice under the Taliban in Afghanistan although he now lived in Florida.
I'm still in Vegas - Thursday night I saw David Copperfield and last night it was Spamalot. I don't do reviews so if I mention a play or a movie it's only as a segue to some related story.
I would like to thank everyone who voted for me in the category of "Most Recommended Blog." Interestingly, I forget to ask my readers to go to JBlog Central and vote for me. But perhaps the fruits of Karma are easier to obtain when one isn't overly ambitious for fame and glory.
