Chutzpah is a Yiddish word meaning gall, brazen nerve, effrontery,
sheer guts plus arrogance;
It=92s Yiddish and, as Leo Rosten writes, no other word and no other
language can do it justice.
This example is better than 1,000 words=85
THE ESSENCE OF CHUTZPAH=85
A little old lady sold pretzels on a street corner for 25 cents
each..
Every day a young man would leave his office building at lunch time,
and as he passed the pretzel stand, he would leave her a quarter,
but never take a pretzel.
This went on for more than 3 years.
The two of them never spoke.
One day, as the young man passed the old lady=92s stand and left his
quarter as usual,
the pretzel lady spoke to him.
Without blinking an eye she said:
=93They=92re 35 cents now.=94
"Robatoy" wrote:
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Chutzpah is a Yiddish word meaning gall, brazen nerve, effrontery,
sheer guts plus arrogance;
Its Yiddish and, as Leo Rosten writes, no other word and no other
language can do it justice.
This example is better than 1,000 words
THE ESSENCE OF CHUTZPAH
A little old lady sold pretzels on a street corner for 25 cents
each..
Every day a young man would leave his office building at lunch time,
and as he passed the pretzel stand, he would leave her a quarter,
but never take a pretzel.
This went on for more than 3 years.
The two of them never spoke.
One day, as the young man passed the old ladys stand and left his
quarter as usual,
the pretzel lady spoke to him.
Without blinking an eye she said:
Theyre 35 cents now.
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Can certainly relate.
Had a customer who was the only member of his family to escape the
camps and had the number to prove he was there.
On more than one occasion, would be greeted by, "Mister, what you got
for Bernie?"
He was truly a piece of work.
Lew
On Dec 15, 5:21=A0am, Gerald Ross <[email protected]> wrote:
> charlie b wrote:
> > Hutzpah is
>
> > the ability - and willingness
> > to defecate on someone's doorstep
> > then ring the door bell
> > and demand toilet paper
>
> Also the definition of an adolescent with no raising.
>
> --
> Gerald Ross
> Cochran, GA
>
> Pobody's Nerfect!
Oy vey !!
Hutzpah is
the ability - and willingness
to defecate on someone's doorstep
then ring the door bell
and demand toilet paper
Hutzpah is
to borrow someone's watch
tell them the time
don't guarantee that it is the correct time
charge the person for telling them the time
and perhaps return the watch
(also the definition of a Consultant)
On Dec 14, 7:31=A0pm, "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" wrote:
>
> ------------------------------------------------
> Chutzpah is a Yiddish word meaning gall, brazen nerve, =A0effrontery,
> sheer guts plus arrogance;
>
> It=92s Yiddish and, as =A0Leo Rosten writes, no other word and no other
> language can do it justice.
>
> This example is better than 1,000 words=85
>
> THE ESSENCE OF CHUTZPAH=85
>
> A little old lady sold pretzels on a street corner =A0for 25 cents
> each..
>
> Every day a young man would leave his =A0office building at lunch time,
> and as he passed the pretzel =A0stand, he would leave her a quarter,
> but never take a =A0pretzel.
>
> This went on for more than 3 years.
>
> The two of them never spoke.
>
> One day, as the young man passed the old lady=92s stand and left his
> quarter as usual,
> the pretzel lady =A0spoke to him.
>
> Without blinking an eye she said:
>
> =93They=92re 35 cents now.=94
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> Can certainly relate.
>
> Had a customer who was the only member of his family to escape the
> camps and had the number to prove he was there.
>
> On more than one occasion, would be greeted by, "Mister, what you got
> for Bernie?"
>
> He was truly a piece of work.
>
> Lew
Another definition, a family heirloom of sorts : A man saw a lady and
her son walking near the surf. All of a sudden a huge waved touched
shore and grabbed the boy and swept him to sea. The man, at great
personal risk, braved the surf and rescued the boy, pulling him to
shore. The woman ran over, hugged her son, then looked up at the
stranger and said =93He had a hat.=94
On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:08:59 -0800 (PST), the infamous marc rosen
<[email protected]> scrawled the following:
>That was really funny. Thanks for the yucks, I know I'm going to use
>that one at work.
Here's another one for work, but only if you're a Republican. ;)
The Fisherman
A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her
altitude and spotted a man in a trout stream fly fishing below.
She shouted to him, 'Excuse me, can you help me? I promised
a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am.'
The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, 'You're in a hot air
balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2346 feet
above sea level.
You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees,
49.09 minutes west longitude.'
She rolled her eyes and said, 'You must be a Republican.'
'I am,' replied the bass fisherman. 'How did you know?'
'Well,' answered the balloonist, ' everything you told me is
technically correct, but I have no idea what to do with your
information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help to
me.'
The man smiled and responded, 'You must be a Democrat.'
'I am,' replied the balloonist. 'How did you know?'
'Well,' said the fly fisherman, 'you don't know where you are or where
you are going. You've risen to where you are, due to a large quantity
of hot air. You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep,
and you expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same
position you were in before we met, but, somehow, now it's my fault.'
--
Every day above ground is a Good Day(tm).
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"charlie b" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hutzpah is
>
> the ability - and willingness
> to defecate on someone's doorstep
> then ring the door bell
> and demand toilet paper
>
> Hutzpah is
> to borrow someone's watch
> tell them the time
> don't guarantee that it is the correct time
> charge the person for telling them the time
> and perhaps return the watch
> (also the definition of a Consultant)
I thought of it as the child who murders his parents, then begs
for the mercy of the court because he's an orphan.
--
Nonny
ELOQUIDIOT (n) A highly educated, sophisticated,
and articulate person who has absolutely no clue
concerning what they are talking about.
The person is typically a media commentator or politician.