Re: [Cz-L] On Topic, Off Topic.

My parents, Pearl Spiegel Fichman and Yehudi David Fichman, used to
laugh at the name Moishe Pinkepoyer (spelling?) but I can't remember if
they explained what was funny about it. Do any of you know? My father
used to use the expression, in English, 'talking to ___ is like talking
to a piece of wood' (or, sometimes, 'like talking to a stone'). I'm
imagining there was a Yiddish equivalent that this came from. Are any
of you able to confirm this? - Eytan
Eytan Fichman


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From: Arthur von Czernowitz <vonczernowitz_at_netscape.net>
To: HARDY BREIER <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET>
Cc: CZERNOWITZ-L <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 1:06 am
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] On Topic, Off Topic.


Hardy 
Why don’t you explain what a ZWIOK is and I hope you have your
BUKANTSHEN on as you are getting deeper in to BLOTE. 
 
Arthur 
 
HARDY BREIER wrote: 
> Every now and then we receive a post from the moderator saying: 
> " ...your post is off topic and not submitted to the list... ". 
> Topic meaning genealogy - looking for relatives from Czernowitz 
> and surroundings. 
> Of current posts how many deal with this kind of topic ? 
> One percent ? Maybe less. According to the archives the 
> list exist since 2002 and has some 350 members. 
> All joined years ago and had their queries answered (or not). 
> What kept them in the list ? Assisting others - if they can. 
> What else ? Other issues - all off topic. 
> As stated before if we kept to the rule the trafic on the 
> Ehpes would be very,very low. 
> What fills the space ? Subjects like: 
> Museums 
> Popovici 
> Cemetery 
> Yiddish 
> Cooking 
> Books 
> Book keeping 
> Travel advice 
> Krenwurstel 
> Lokshen 
> A Babes a Zwiok 
> and other matters that make life interesting 
> and we like discussing, related to > Czernowitz ,but not only. 
> Filter these out and what have you got ? 
> Hardy
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