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Neal Stiffelman's avatar

Hardcore exegesis, bro. Hardcore.

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Neal Stiffelman's avatar

Jack Black, eh? Nah, bro. It's Hammer time.

https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3503473433

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E.R. Flynn's avatar

Thanks for the history of Purim. I told my wife, the nice Jewish lady, that today was Purim and I asked her what we were supposed to do. She said, "We should put on costumes. It's like Jewish Halloween!"

I have since forwarded this post to her attention. Oy gavolt, that girl.

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Michael Pershan's avatar

She's not wrong!

Given my own enormous cultural blindspots I refuse to expect anyone else to know anything about anything ever. If I did, karma dictates that someone would ask me the name of a movie from before 1970 and I'd be forced to embarrass myself.

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E.R. Flynn's avatar

Ha! We need to insist Mr. Gerber show more old movies on those Weds. movie nights.

As for my lovely wife, she had a hippie mom who liked to have fun with solemn Jewish holidays, so i wasn't overly surprised.

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Don Watson's avatar

I got thru to the end!

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Michael Pershan's avatar

And are you happier? Actually, don't answer that. But congrats! Treat yourself with a hamantash (traditional Purim cookie).

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