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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Albert Schweizer @ Aug. 26 2002,23:35)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Oh, me thought that you say jiddish is a language that developed alongside the ordinary jewish language. But I was wrong. To me however the word jiddish did not imply any kind of differentiation but simply the adjective to a noun.

E.g. german <=> german music

but

jewish <=> jiddish music

just like

africans music (instead of south-african music)

So I guess you gave the word "jiddish" a fundamental second meaning whereas I took it only to be the adjective of the word Jew!(in a european environment)<span id='postcolor'>

Just some minor clarifications:

Yiddish is indeed a European Jewish language. It can be written in the Latin or in Hebrew alphabetic characters but it's usually in the latter.

The word Yiddish comes from the Hebrew word Yehudi - someone from the tribe of Yehuda (Judah, son of Jacob). Since most Jews for the last 2500+ years are descendants of the tribe of Yehuda, the term Yehudi in Hebrew has referred to Jews in general since 2500+ years ago.

As such, the term Yiddish has been applied by both Jews and gentiles as referring to Jews and to things Jewish. Jews may say of someone that he/she has a "Yiddishe neshama" - meaning a "Jewish soul" (neshama=soul in Hebrew). "Do bist a Yid?" in Yiddish means "are you Jew?".

Yiddish music means music in yiddish. Yiddisheh music could mean Jewish music, even if it's not in Yiddish.

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Albert Schweizer @ Aug. 26 2002,23:38)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">so, without knowing it I was correct when saying that shlemazel is jiddish and german!<span id='postcolor'>

Is "mazel" a German word? It's origin is the Hebrew word "mazal", meaning luck or a star constellation.

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Aug. 26 2002,02:38)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (theavonlady @ Aug. 25 2002,12:31)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (nordin dk @ Aug. 25 2002,22:21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Avon, I hope you are admiring my l337 jewish history skillz...

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j00r 4B1L17Y T0 c0py 4Nd pA5tE T3xT frOm weB s1T3S 51mp1y aZZTOUnD5 M3!<span id='postcolor'>

Am i the only one that thinks this kinda writing is extremely irritating? smile.gif  confused.gif<span id='postcolor'>

No, no youre not. I cant stand people who write like that. Every time i see "1337" i think of the numbers one three three seven. I DONT think of an abreviation for the word Elite.

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (theavonlady @ Aug. 26 2002,23:08)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Albert Schweizer @ Aug. 26 2002,23:38)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">so, without knowing it I was correct when saying that shlemazel is jiddish and german!<span id='postcolor'>

Is "mazel" a German word? It's origin is the Hebrew word "mazal", meaning luck or a star constellation.<span id='postcolor'>

Mazel? Damn turned and twisted it but no, not german? Maybe the origin is from a slawic language, who knows?

But

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"> "Do bist a Yid?" <span id='postcolor'>

That is german smile.gif just a little bit middle age though: now we would say "Du bist ein Jude"

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Albert Schweizer @ Aug. 27 2002,01:57)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Mazel? Damn turned and twisted it but no, not german? Maybe the origin is from a slawic language, who knows?<span id='postcolor'>

No, biblical Hebrew. It most likely crept in from Yiddish.

Similarly, I once was talking to a German tourist couple here (with zero knowledge of Hebrew) and I was at a loss for words in English for something similar to Nike's "Just do it" slogan. So I used the Hebrew/Yiddish word "tachlis" and was surprised at how they knew the word and understood exactly what I meant. (Do you? )

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In german it would be Tacheles = Klartext and it is indeed taken from the jiddish Tachles

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (WhoCares @ Aug. 27 2002,10:14)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">In german it would be Tacheles = Klartext and it is indeed taken from the jiddish Tachles<span id='postcolor'>

..... which comes from the Hebrew Tachlit, meaning purpose, intended result.

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Yepp, I know, while I found it in a slightly different form: takli^t (move the 'roof' above the i wink.gif ) and of course in hebrew letters it would look completely different smile.gif

btw: The word 'Massel' is used colloquial for luck, in the part of Germany, where I am originally from (Saarland -> Mosel-fraenkisch), but very seldom and mostly by older people.

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (ran @ Aug. 25 2002,20:22)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Aug. 26 2002,18:49)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Vive la Belgique!

Leve België!

Hooray for Belgium! smile.gif

and fuck the king and queen!<span id='postcolor'>

baaaaahahhahahahhahahah

we don't make fun of you because of your education system n, politic , guns , but simply because of the fact that you are belgian tounge.gif<span id='postcolor'>

Hmmm ran, aren't you that guy that completely freaks out when someone says something bad about France?

Oh well, i really feel like saying all the bad stuff about your country now, but i don't feel like nagging about this for ages, i suppose it is right that all French ppl think they're better than everyone else...

I won't be discussing this anymore cuz i really don't want a flamewar and this is off-topic...

I can't believe i forgot our beer, sweeeet sweeeet beer, please forgive me...

It's treu that German beer was imported by some guy and he sold it as Jupiler but i don't think it's very easy to taste the difference between beers when you're not a pro smile.gif

I have never tasted the German beer before, could be good, it could taste like piss biggrin.gif

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Aculaud @ Aug. 26 2002,00:48)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Aug. 26 2002,02:38)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (theavonlady @ Aug. 25 2002,12:31)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (nordin dk @ Aug. 25 2002,22:21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Avon, I hope you are admiring my l337 jewish history skillz...

biggrin.gif<span id='postcolor'>

j00r 4B1L17Y T0 c0py 4Nd pA5tE T3xT frOm weB s1T3S 51mp1y aZZTOUnD5 M3!<span id='postcolor'>

Am i the only one that thinks this kinda writing is extremely irritating? smile.gif  confused.gif<span id='postcolor'>

No, no youre not. I cant stand people who write like that. Every time i see "1337" i think of the numbers one three three seven. I DONT think of an abreviation for the word Elite.<span id='postcolor'>

Same here biggrin.gifbiggrin.gif

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Aug. 27 2002,11:41)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (ran @ Aug. 25 2002,20:22)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Aug. 26 2002,18:49)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Vive la Belgique!

Leve België!

Hooray for Belgium! smile.gif

and fuck the king and queen!<span id='postcolor'>

baaaaahahhahahahhahahah

we don't make fun of you because of your education system n, politic , guns , but simply because of the fact that you are belgian tounge.gif<span id='postcolor'>

Hmmm ran, aren't you that guy that completely freaks out when someone says something bad about France?

Oh well, i really feel like saying all the bad stuff about your country now, but i don't feel like nagging about this for ages, i suppose it is right that all French ppl think they're better than everyone else...

I won't be discussing this anymore cuz i really don't want a flamewar and this is off-topic...

I can't believe i forgot our beer, sweeeet sweeeet beer, please forgive me...

It's treu that German beer was imported by some guy and he sold it as Jupiler but i don't think it's very easy to taste the difference between beers when you're not a pro smile.gif

I have never tasted the German beer before, could be good, it could taste like piss biggrin.gif<span id='postcolor'>

i have a lot of respect for belgium , but i'm obligated to follow the masses smile.gif j/k

i didn't think all i said tounge.gif

i've lived in bruxelles once and i find this town really cool , i got a girlfriend there ..... and you just reminded me that i've never phoned her back ..... wink.gif

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Major Fubar @ Aug. 27 2002,11:48)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">L337 = 051620024115439.jpgtounge.gif<span id='postcolor'>

lol , old one smile.gif

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Well many dutch people make fun of belgians too smile.gif I dont, i make fun of people from brabant (a province we took from belgium BY FORCE! Muhahahaha). The ex comes from there, turned out to be a giant dimwit! Seems all the people from the southern most part of the netherlands have some intelligence missing smile.gif Maybe one day i'll get down to belgians and be mean about them.

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Most of the countries have some other countries to laugh with, same here.

Oh Supah, are you Dutch ppl trying to invade Belgium? I see more and more Dutch ppl living here...

One month ago i went to the SOuth part of Belgium and i saw 60% Dutch ppl living there.... biggrin.gif

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">i've lived in bruxelles once and i find this town really cool , i got a girlfriend there ..... and you just reminded me that i've never phoned her back ..... <span id='postcolor'>

Hey that sounds familiar!

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From people stealing empty ATM's, to discussion about European countries, beware, a Denoir closing smile.gif is approaching smile.gif

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ Aug. 27 2002,12:01)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">i've lived in bruxelles once and i find this town really cool , i got a girlfriend there ..... and you just reminded me that i've never phoned her back .....  <span id='postcolor'>

Hey that sounds familiar!<span id='postcolor'>

sure , already talked about that here a long time ago smile.gif

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i got a girl in almost every country i've visited smile.gif

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