Wednesday Night PalTalk 5/24/06

[mommalina]

Well, Rob Cohen didn't join us this week, but Rich (Mylanta), Rob (rbob aka Kern), Elliot (compuserve) , Photolady, Doug Barrow (db2044) , Dan (ceeadmire) were there. Tonyd (I forget his handle) rolled in after a hard day's work and stayed for a short while. Did I leave anyone out?

"Pigeonhead" was there again. He's a mystery guest. Never acknowledges his presence. I elected him our "silent partner." :behindsofa:

Some jokers spouting gibberish (probably profanity) tried to take over the chatroom. They left when I told them in Yiddish to grow like an onion with their head in hell. One of the guys banished them, so they could not return.:smash:

We agreed that, even if there is a lull in conversation, we would refrain from talking about religion or politics in our chatroom --- that is, unless only liberals show up (just kidding).

Doug tried to help me install Site Advisor for Firefox, but we couldn't figure out why Firefox would not let it in. I thought I'd check with the McAfee support, but now I wonder -- free or not, do I really want anything McAfee offers?

Tony and I are perplexed as to why we two seem to be the only KH members the forum keeps logging out. Hopefully, this will be resolved when Adam returns and has time to fix some bugs. If it persists, Tony and I will just have to assume KH doesn't like Italian-Americans!: :hurt:

Chatrooms, IMs, and a lot of technical stuff way over my head were discussed. The guys and Photolady really get into some high tech subjects.

When I left just before midnight to watch my Korean soap opera on PBS TV, the guys were still trying to help a visitor .... wonder if they were able to resolve his problem. Of course, the characters in the Korean soap opera didn't resolve theirs.

So, come chat with us next Wednesday night. You don't have to have or be a problem.:)

Lina

[compusimple]

Lina
Where did you learn yiddish ?

Elliott

[photolady]

I left too early. After going away, and to bed, I couldn't sleep, so I got up and stayed awake until 4am Central time. :D

[mommalina]

Lina
Where did you learn yiddish ?

Elliott

Long story, Elliot. I grew up in the Bronx and in my early 20's moved in with a wonderful Russian orthodox-Jewish family for over a year. I had a natural aptitude for languages then (have lost it). Within six months they could not say much in Yiddish that I did not understand, and I could often reply in Yiddish. And I dated a lot of Jewish guys (we didn't go "steady" in those days). Almost married one.

Unfortunately I became over-confident about my knowledge of Yiddish and said something during a Friday-night Seder that sent the father of the family into orbit. ....:shocked: ... He demanded to know which of his six children had taught me such filth! .... :smokin: .... I still don't know what I said in Yiddish that set him off.

I miss the multiculturalism of New York City. Have probably forgotten all the Yiddish I learned (even cuss words). But "grow like an onion with your head in hell" stayed with me, probably because it's not obscene and some of the words seem similar to Spanish and Italian.

All is not lost.......I no longer drink, but I can still say "Cheers" in Yiddish. :wink:

Lina

[compusimple]

Lina
Great story. My parents used to use yiddish when they didn't want me to understand what they were saying

E

[mommalina]

Lina
Great story. My parents used to use yiddish when they didn't want me to understand what they were saying

E

Just the other way around for me, Elliot. I spoke a guttural Italian dialect before I learned to speak English. We used the dialect to communicate with parents and relatives.

When we did not want our parents to understand what we were saying, my siblings and I spoke English. As the years went by, my parents began to understand English.....we had to use long words to ensure secrecy.

Wasn't fair. We always knew what my parents were saying. They couldn't hide much from us.

Lina