Not Really, But Wouldn't It Be Cool?
Walking over to the bodega, about noon-thirty, I passed the high school, just after the kids had gotten their slices and were milling out front, waiting for campus to close up again. Heard the usual high school drama: who likes whom, who's trifling, who's doing it, who's saving themselves for prom night, etc. Then I heard some clacking and shouting: "Oh, daaaamn!"
Walked past the next pair of parked cars. Dudes in the parkas with the furry hoods were squatting in between throwing bones.
The other side of Flatbush, the same open campus for lunch, only these kids are munching on their knishes. Talking about the scandals from the last mitzvah: who got how many checks, which particular classmate crush was revealed, who got to have it at Tavern on the Green and who had to have it at the VFW in Yonkers.
Walking up a few more feet, heard some clacking and shouting, "Oy, shiiiiiiiiiiiiin!"
Dudes in navy overcoats and Russian-style fur hats, holding wads of cash, throwin' the dreidel.
At least someone was making money AND learning during that hour.
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There is but one thing that beats Hey, and that is Gimel!
Posted by @ 01/11/05 12:37 a.m. ET
and if you haven't seen it, may i recommend "the hebrew hammer" ... available on DVD from netflix and other fine purveyors of video entertainment.
Posted by @ 01/09/05 8:01 a.m. ET