On the heels of this annoying evening, I find this. You’ll think the same thing as soon as you see the title of the post…and then you’ll get to the end of the paragraph. Too funny. It seems that our reputation precedes us. How about this for a birthday present? The conversation in the comments [...]
Archive | April, 2007
Other Famous 59 Year-Olds
59 years old…not bad, Israel. You’ve come a long way. In honor of your birthday, let us now honor others who will be turning 59 this year as well. Samuel L. Jackson: “I want a mother-f*$&ing falafel, mother-f&$%er!” Steven Tyler: “See saw swingin’ with the girls in the school and your feet flying up in [...]
Happy Birthday, Israel!
Today was Yom Ha’atzmaut, otherwise known as Independence Day or Israel’s 59th birthday. On this day, we celebrate the existence of our country by…what else? EATING MEAT! Here are a few pics from the last 24 hours… Downtown Jerusalem: if I had a nickel for every religious 17 year-old I saw last night, I’d be [...]
The JIBs are Open!
On a much less important note (see last post), today also begins voting for the Jewish and Israeli Blog awards (JIBs). I’m nominated for Best New Blog http://www.jibawards.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=110 and Best Humor Blog http://www.jibawards.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=130. I’ve discovered a lot of great sites this past year, some of which provide as well-written and thought-provoking analysis as the newspapers, [...]
Yom Hazikaron: Spot the American
Q: How do you spot the American on Yom Hazikaron? A: He’s the one showing up to the office on time (if at all), not wearing a white shirt. Today I’m the American. Last night began Yom Hazikaron, the day to remember the fallen soldiers who lost their lives defending Israel. In my first post [...]
Jacques and Britney
In recent news, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced the plans to name a street in Ramallah after French President Jacques Chirac. Chirac has won Palestinian support for his opposition to the Iraq War and Israel’s actions in the Middle East. Many Palestinians will probably tout Chirac as one of the great world leaders, which is [...]
It’s Another Installment of Ulpan Adventures…ONLINE!!!
It’s Christmas in April, my loyal readers! More Ulpan adventures! I and my fellow immigrant friends recently took a field trip down the hall to the computer lab to do some online Hebrew tutorials. Ayze kef! Why are classroom workstations always so outdated? I think mine was originally the WOPR in “War Games.” I wonder [...]
