My boss just walked behind me and quietly sang “taste of her cherryyyyy Chapstick.” Coincidence? Or is she reading? (We’re now also at the bottom of the Google’s first page for “Ivri Leder”. We’ll see if this post bumps us up.) I ate some chumus, I liked it. (So what else is new? I’ve been [...]
Archive | March, 2009
Maybe Ivri’s Just Doing a British Accent
I came across this golden nugget of ridiculousness months ago but my friend Lonny only now found the Youtube clip. Can you identify three differences between Katy Perry’s smash hit “I Kissed a Girl” and the remake by Israeli musical star Ivri Leder? Let’s see…. 1) The second version is sung by a man. 2) [...]
I Guess They Weren’t Shomer Shabbas
Let’s jump right in. From a recent conversation…. Benji: “So you worked in a mall in the States?” Israeli: “Yes, I sold Dead Sea mud. Between Thanksgiving and New Years.” Benji: “Wow. And did you make a lot of money?” Israeli: “I made a lot of money. Especially because of Black Sabbath. Is that what [...]
Haveil Havalim #209: Ahhhhh……Spring!
Ahhh….do you smell it, people? Either spring is in the air or there’s some old schnitzel rotting in my fridge. Whether or not I need to do some spring cleaning in the kitchen (don’t ask), let’s all enjoy Haveil Havalim #209, the first of the new season. Haveil Havalim is the weekly “blog carnival” of [...]
Ech Omrim ‘Pomp and Circumstance’?
From an office somewhere in Jerusalem… Israeli Co-Worker: My brother is dating a non-Jewish woman from Germany. Some Dumb Oleh: What’s she doing here? ICW: She’s doing her doctorate. She will go back to Germany unless she does her ‘giyur’. SDO: What is that, a thesis? ICW: No, conversion. What is thesis? HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Moral of [...]
Beware the Ides of March (Or At Least Pinati)
Not to brag but did I ever tell you that I’m a founding member of Israel’s premier chumus-eating club*? I haven’t dedicated a post to us yet but I did share a picture or two some months ago, referenced here if you scroll down some…. We love chumus. Eating chumus. Talking about chumus. Talking about [...]
You Couldn’t Make This S*** Up
From a recent conversation between Some Dumb Oleh and his friend… Oh, and one more thing, Benji….an American wrote on my Facebook wall, ‘You are the shit.’ Is that a good thing?” HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!! HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!! (catching breath) Wow, that’s hilarious. Yeah, it’s a good thing. [...]
