A bit of Yiddish to warm the soul

By John Brown | March 31, 2008 - 6:41 am |March 31, 2008 Zing

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schnook, schnorrer, megillah, meshuga, schlump… Who can resist such words? I plan on working at least one of these into my conversation today. I’ve copied from last week’s Wordsmith.org emails. A language is the soul of its people. This is nowhere illustrated more profoundly than in the Yiddish language, the language of Jews of eastern →

Money CAN buy happiness

By John Brown | March 20, 2008 - 2:48 pm |March 20, 2008 Zing

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Or so it seems… Even for as little as $5 per day.

Proscuitto-Wielding Meat Thief Whacked by Restaurant Owner With Frozen Ham

By John Brown | March 18, 2008 - 8:22 am |March 18, 2008 Zing

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Such is the fabulous headline for the following news report. That’s when the man raised a five pound log of frozen prosciutto over his head, presumably to whack Scola. Luckily, Scola had his own frozen pig product on hand… Read more here. Life is beautiful. Zing, baby!

How Superman Should have Ended

By John Brown | March 15, 2008 - 6:00 pm |March 15, 2008 Zing

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These shorts are hilarious. How Superman Should have Ended

Hitler’s Father and Snake Venom

By John Brown | March 10, 2008 - 1:22 pm |July 8, 2008 Zing

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Hitler I’ve just begun HITLER by Ian Kershaw. Fascinating. And full of zing. Did you know that Hitler’s father: Smoked like a chimney Went to beer table after work instead of home Took little interest in family and had multiple affairs with women Beat Adolf almost daily, his gentle mother sometimes waiting outside the door →