RIP Mrs Wolowitz
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:46 am
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Re: RIP Mrs Wolowitz
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:19 am
Re: RIP Mrs Wolowitz
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:29 am
Stuart just can't catch a break. --Bob
Re: RIP Mrs Wolowitz
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:38 am
That gave me a God-awful visual.Bob78164 wrote:Stuart just can't catch a break. --Bob
Seriously, what's the Yiddish term for a pariah/jinx/Joe Btfsplk type person?
Re: RIP Mrs Wolowitz
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:48 am
SchlimazelSpacemanSpiff wrote:Seriously, what's the Yiddish term for a pariah/jinx/Joe Btfsplk type person?
Re: RIP Mrs Wolowitz
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 10:07 am
Here's an example of the word's usage, at 18:00 in this video:jarnon wrote:SchlimazelSpacemanSpiff wrote:Seriously, what's the Yiddish term for a pariah/jinx/Joe Btfsplk type person?
Re: RIP Mrs Wolowitz
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 10:56 am
That could be a schlemiel also.jarnon wrote:SchlimazelSpacemanSpiff wrote:Seriously, what's the Yiddish term for a pariah/jinx/Joe Btfsplk type person?
Re: RIP Mrs Wolowitz
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:24 pm
The classic distinction is that a schlimiel is a guy who goes through his life spilling soup at formal dinners. A schlimazl is the guy he spills it on. --BobBob Juch wrote:That could be a schlemiel also.jarnon wrote:SchlimazelSpacemanSpiff wrote:Seriously, what's the Yiddish term for a pariah/jinx/Joe Btfsplk type person?
Re: RIP Mrs Wolowitz
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 1:48 pm
But what about Hasenpfeffer, Incorporated?
Re: RIP Mrs Wolowitz
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 3:24 pm
Yes, schlemiel better fits "pariah/jinx/Joe Btfsplk".Bob78164 wrote:The classic distinction is that a schlimiel is a guy who goes through his life spilling soup at formal dinners. A schlimazl is the guy he spills it on. --BobBob Juch wrote:That could be a schlemiel also.jarnon wrote:Schlimazel
Re: RIP Mrs Wolowitz
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 5:59 pm
I looked into it, and Bob and Bob are right: schlemiel more accurately describes that kind of person. I also found out that, while schlimazel is Yiddish for unlucky, schlemiel comes from an old Hebrew name, Shlumiel.